EquaLex is a consultancy based in Zurich. We help businesses, public bodies and non-governmental organisations understand their obligations under disability equality law and turn them into practical, meaningful compliance.
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Reviewing policies, products and services against disability equality law, and advising on the steps needed for compliance that works for disabled people in practice.
Advising public bodies and NGOs on the design and application of disability law and policy, including project management for implementation.
Training for judges, prosecutors, legal professionals and staff on disability law, with particular attention to the requirements of international law.
Helping businesses understand disabled people as customers and employees, and build accessibility into how they operate.
In addition to consultancy, EquaLex accepts fiduciary mandates for companies. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Our advice draws on international, European and national law, so organisations working across borders get one consistent picture.
Richard Whittle founded EquaLex after a long career as a legal academic in the UK, specialising in EU equality law, comparative disability law and international human rights law and policy. He has lectured in law since 1995, most recently as Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.
Throughout that time he has advised public bodies and NGOs at national and international level on the design and application of disability law, and advised businesses on meaningful compliance. His roles have included:
Richard regularly trains members of the judiciary and senior public prosecutors on disability law, and lectures on the disability programmes of the Academy of European Law (ERA).
For an initial conversation about your organisation’s needs, please email us.