how has the disability discrimination act been successful
Disability discrimination. The disability Discrimination Act 1995, the employment parts of which came into force on 2 December 1996, is just over a year old. About 1,000 Industrial Tribunal claims have been lodged, and of the 23 decisions issued of which we are aware, only eight have been successful.efinition of disability. In deciding who is disabled within the meaning of the Act, there have been some positive IT decisions. Interestingly most of the decisions so far have concerned people with physical as opposed to mental disabilities.