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Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc [2001] IRLR 23 EAT

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Disability discrimination: Travel by normal means of transport is "normal day-to-day activity"
Source: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin  Date: 01-12-2000
In Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc the EAT holds that, for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act, the question of what constitutes a "normal day-to-day activity" must be addressed without regard to whether or not the activity is normal to the particular applicant.

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Medical treatment and the definition of disability
Source: Equal Opportunities Review  Date: 01-03-2001
In Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc (19 October 2000) EOR96D, the EAT holds that the effects of medical treatment which has resulted in a permanent improvement should be taken into account in determining whether an applicant falls within the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act.

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Disability discrimination: Meaning of disability
Source: Discrimination Case Law Guide  Date: 01-02-2006
This section of the Discrimination Case Law Guide looks at the meaning of disability in disability discrimination cases.

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Effect of successful medical treatment
Source: Discrimination Case Law Digest  Date: 01-12-2000
The EAT has ruled in Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc that the deduced effects provisions of the definition of disability, requiring the effects of medical treatment to be disregarded in determining whether an applicant is disabled, apply only where the treatment is continuing and do not apply where it has been successful.

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