The UK has the Equality Act 2010 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents) particularly parts

The UK has the Equality Act 2010 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents) particularly parts 2 and 3. There is a private right of enforcement through the county court. I have a friend who is a wheelchair user who has been trying to get ramp access to the shops where she lives. First avenue is a friendly chat, second is a letter before action, third is court. She would much rather it was enforced by the government like most other regulations - in addition to being draining to go to court to argue for her rights, it leaves those who ignored their obvious legal responsibilities, and the friendly chat, and the letter, personally furious that she took them to court. So even victory is fairly Pyrrhic.