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Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010


Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010 - GOV.UK

You're disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on your ...

Check if you're disabled under the Equality Act - Citizens Advice

The Equality Act 2010 sets out when someone is considered to be disabled and protected from discrimination. The definition covers a range of illnesses and ...

Definition of disability - What disability means by law - Acas

they have a 'physical or mental impairment' · the impairment 'has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal ...

Check if you're protected from disability discrimination

The Equality Act's definition of disability is quite wide so you might be considered disabled under the Equality Act even if you don't see yourself as disabled ...

Equality Act 2010, Section 6 - Legislation.gov.uk

(1)A person (P) has a disability if— · (a)P has a physical or mental impairment, and · (b)the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on P's ...

Definition of a Disability - University of St Andrews

Definition of a Disability. Disability is one of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act (2010). The definition of a disability is stated within ...

Appendix - The meaning of disability | EHRC

21 Anyone who has HIV, cancer or multiple sclerosis is automatically treated as disabled under the Act (Sch. 1 para 6(1)). In some circumstances ...

Disability under the Equality Act - Mind

The Equality Act says you have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial, adverse, and long-term effect on your ability ...

The Equality Act 2010: Impact on disabled people - Lords Library

A person is considered to have a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative ...

Disability - Practical Law

For the purposes of disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, a "disability" is a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and ...

Defining Disability - The Equality Act 2010 - University College London

Defining Disability · Low attendance levels or a reduction in attendance. · Drops in performance at work. · Changes in behaviour at work e.g. they are tearful; ...

What is a disability according to the Equality Act 2010? - YouTube

Short video explaining the threshold for disability according to the Equality Act of 2010.

Disability Discrimination - EOC

According to the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful to be discriminated against because of a disability. The Act is very specific in its definition of ...

Equality Act 2010 Guidance - GOV.UK

Only those disabled people who are defined as disabled in accordance with section 6 of the Act, and the associated. Schedules and regulations made under that ...

The Equality Act and Disabled people

How you can use the Equality Act ... Under the Act, disabled people should be treated equally. Protection from discrimination applies in many situations such as ...

Factsheet: Are You Considered Disabled under the Equality Act?

Not everyone who is disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 realises they are covered by the Act. If you are disabled, your employer has ...

The law on disability discrimination - Acas

Disability is one of 9 'protected characteristics' covered by discrimination law (Equality Act 2010). Disability discrimination includes ...

The Equality Act 2010 - RNID

The Equality Act says that a disabled person is someone who has, or has had, a disability. A disability under the Act is defined as 'a ...

Guide to Disability Rights Laws | ADA.gov

An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life ...

Guide to the Equality Act 2010 | NRAS | What you need to know

In order to qualify for protection, an individual must show that they are a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 (EA). “Disabled ...