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Disability

Prejudice and Discrimination

The Equality Act 2010

The Equality Act 2010 aims to protect disabled people and prevent disability discrimination. It provides legal rights for disabled people in the areas of:

The Equality Act also provides rights for people not to be directly discriminated against or harassed because they have an association with a disabled person. This can apply to a carer or parent of a disabled person. In addition, people must not be directly discriminated against or harassed because they are wrongly perceived to be disabled.

The definition of ‘disability’ under the Equality Act 2010

In the Act, a person has a disability if:

For the purposes of the Act, these words have the following meanings:

People who have had a disability in the past that meets this defintion are also protected by the Act. 

Progressive conditions considered to be a disability

There are additional provisions relating to people with progressive conditions. People with HIV, cancer or multiple sclerosis are protected by the Act from the point of diagnosis. People with some visual impairments are automatically deemed to be disabled.

Changes to previous legislation

Find out more from the Government Equalities Office.

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