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This section of the Discrimination Case Law Guide looks at the
meaning of disability in disability discrimination cases.
General approach
Excluded
conditions
Meaning of impairment
Long-term effects
Normal day-to-day
activities
Recurring conditions
Substantial adverse effects
Effect of
medical treatment
Progressive conditions
(1) Subject to the provisions of Schedule 1, a person has a
disability for the purposes of this Act if he has a physical or mental
impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability
to carry out normal day-to-day activities. |
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