Disability discrimination law was extended and strengthened.
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 amended and extended the earlier 1995 framework, including changes connected to public authorities, transport and disability equality duties.
This matters because disability discrimination is not only about employment or shops. Public functions and transport shape real life.
Awareverse sees this as part of moving barriers from private inconvenience into public responsibility.
A common mistake is thinking disability access is only ramps and buildings.
Who had power here, who was left outside, and what would have changed if the human being was seen first?
These deep dives open out from this part of the timeline.