"Provision of AAC is the responsibility of local  statutory agencies. There is no statutory right to a communication aid."  'No Voice No Choice' Scope report

Chronically Sick and Disabled Person Act, 1970 (CSDPA)

Children Act 1989 (England and Wales) , 1995 (Scotland)

The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995  - The Children Act 1989 introduced in Northern Ireland (with some differences).

Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 with the Disabled Facilities Grant

Disability Discrimination Act 1995 & 2005 - education Part IV of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001  This law will become the Equality Act 2010 in the Autumn 2010

The Disability Equality Duty (DED) came into force on 4 December 2006.
This legal duty requires all public bodies to actively look at ways of ensuring that disabled people are treated equally. All of those covered by the specific duties must also have produced a Disability Equality Scheme, which they must now implement.

Education Act, 1996 .  Special Educational Needs Code of Practice for Wales , Scottish children have the Education (Additional Support for Learning) Act 2004 with a Supporting Children’s Learning: Code of Practice

The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (SENDO)

The Learning and Skills Act (2000)

Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act (1992)

Section 31 of the Health Act 1999 integrated support

The National Health Service Act 1977 and National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Chronically Sick and Disabled Person Act (1970)

European Convention on Human Rights

Human Rights Act Article 10

UK Resources for Web Accessibility and the Law

The UN Convention on disability rights