<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the Act still applies . Formerly, it made it unlawful to discriminate against people in respect of their disabilities in relation to employment, the provision of goods and services, education and transport . </P> <P> The DDA is a civil rights law . Other countries use constitutional, social rights or criminal law to make similar provisions . The Equality and Human Rights Commission combats discrimination . Equivalent legislation exists in Northern Ireland, which is enforced by the Northern Ireland Equality Commission . </P>

When was the disability discrimination act first introduced