| Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) | |
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| Federal Assembly of Switzerland | |
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| Territorial extent | Switzerland |
| Enacted by | Federal Assembly of Switzerland |
| Enacted | 13 December 2002 |
| Commenced | 1 January 2004 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) (German: Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, BehiG, French: Loi sur l’égalité pour les handicapés, LHand, Italian: Legge sui disabili, LDis), is a Swiss federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.[1] It also establishes the Federal Bureau for the Equality of Persons with Disabilities.
The law was adopted on 13 December 2002 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 January 2004.