Monitoring the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 - Centre for ...

applicant/claimant) at the tribunal/court hearing.
■ Impairment type. We aimed for a broad spread of
applicants/ claimants according to the type of impairment
they had. In particular, we aimed to ensure that the sample
included individuals with physical and mobility
impairments, sensory impairments, mental health
conditions, learning disabilities and progressive illnesses.
■ Gender. We aimed for a reasonable balance between men
and women among applicants/claimants (bearing in mind
that the data analysis in the first two monitoring studies
showed that men were significantly over-represented
among litigants in DDA cases taken to date).
■ Occupation of applicant/claimant. We aimed for a
distribution of applicants/claimants from manual, nonmanual
and professional occupations.
■ Sector of respondent/defendant. In Part II cases we aimed
for a broad distribution of respondents from
manufacturing and service sectors, and from the public
and private sectors. In Part III cases we aimed for a spread
of types of service providers.
■ Representation/advice. The sample was chosen to include
applicants/claimants and respondents/defendants who
represented themselves in cases, and among those who
had advice or representation we aimed to secure a spread
of types of adviser/ representative.
Given the large number of relevant criteria, compared with
the overall scale of the research, it was not possible fully to
meet all of the above criteria. Table 2.3 to Table 2.9 below show
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