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Contents
- The Equal Opportunities Act (EOA)
- Publications regarding the Equal Opportunities
Act (EOA)
- United Nations - Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol / Child-Friendly
Text UN Disability Convention
- European Union Directives and Regulations
- Access Guidelines and MEPA information Circulars
- EOA Annual Reports
- The 1969 Employment Act
- Presentations / Research Reports
- Other resources
The Equal Opportunities Act
This Act can be downloaded in PDF format, in Maltese and English Language
from here
(Maltese / English)
Debates Leading to The Equal Opportunities Act - Download zip file containing
the complete Microsoft Word 97 transcripts
of sittings in which debates leading to the enactment of the Equal Opportunities
Act were held. These are mainly in Maltese. You may need to install the
Maltese fonts .
Publications regarding the EOA
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(Maltese / English
/ Easy Read)
European Union Directives and Regulations
Disabling barriers are often the single most important cause of social
isolation and discrimination which many people, especially people with
impairments, have to confront in their daily lives. Very often, disabling
barriers are also the root cause preventing individuals with disability
from enjoying an acceptable quality of life.
Update: Lift accessibility
guidelines
MEPA information circulars
Agreement reached between KNPD and the
Malta Development Corporation (MDC) on accessibility requirements and
standards.
Circulars issued by the Malta Planning Authority, relating to Access
for All
CIR 3/99 - Outlines the changes
to practice, which came into effect on 1 st January 2000, to take account
of the adoption of the Equal Opportunities (Persons With Disability)
Act.
CIR 4/01 - The Access For
All requirements for industrial buildings, as agreed by the KNPD and
MDC, are reproduced in this document.
CIR 2/02 - This Circular
describes the application vetting procedure carried out by Kummissjoni
Nazzjonali Persuni b'Dizabilita (KNPD) architects, and indicates the
main checklist items. Includes reference to recently approved development
plans.
EOA Annual Reports
The 1969 Employment Act
Download 1969 Employment
Act
Other Resources
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