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The CANS Guide To Disability Law

Following the success of the CANS Guide to Disability Discrimination, the companion volume, CANS Trust are now offering The CANS Guide to Disability Law published in May 2004 which is a detailed 450 page guide to the laws of England, Scotland and Wales which relate to disability in areas other than disability discrimination.

Part One of the Guide deals with provisions in the key areas of:

Employment
Education
Housing
Transport
Tax
Community Care and Welfare Services

Part Two and the Appendices provide:

Detailed information on benefits which are available to people because of their disability, such as disability living allowance and those provided under the industrial injuries legislation.
Information on other benefits that apply to people generally but with the emphasis given to specific elements that relate to disabled people.
The Personal Capability Questionnaire used for assessing entitlement for Incapacity Benefits.
A list of government forms and government helplines.

An invaluable guide, the book gives a summary of the law in each area with detailed footnotes providing the relevant legal authorities.

This book is a detailed guide to the law which is helpful to disabled people, advisers, and those seeking to comply with the Act.

The CANS Guide to Disability Law is available from CANS Trust priced £24.95 (plus £3.00 postage and packing), ISBN 0-9521369-3-7 (450 pages).

For further information, contact CANS Trust, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP or call Jenny Jean-Paul on 020 7820 3456/Fax: 020 7820 7890 or e-mail canstrust@aol.com or visit their website www.cans.org.uk.

CANS Guide to Disability Discrimination

A full discount on the price of the companion volume, the CANS Guide to Disability Discrimination is still available to members of the British Council of Disabled People.

About CANS Trust

Set up in 1990, CANS Trust is a registered charity, which aims to inform and empower by promoting a better understanding of the law.

CANS Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that produces legal information.

The principal work of the CANS Trust is the publication of the CANS Digest of Social Legislation. Written by qualified lawyers, the CANS Digest is an extensive guide to the laws of England, Wales and Scotland. The CANS Digest is updated every six weeks to ensure that subscribers have access to the most up-to-date legal information.

UKDPC is a registered charity. Charity No. 1068743.