Disability Discrimination

August 31, 2023

What is Disability Discrimination?

Disability discrimination is where a person (child, young person or adult) who has a disability is treated less favourably than non-disabled people. Under the Equality ...

August 31, 2023

Equality Act 2010

The Equality Act 2010 brought together existing regulations that already gave protection against all kinds of discrimination and extended them. It gives people the right not ...

August 26, 2023

What would have to be proved to make a claim for Disability Discrimination?

This is a two part test: Part 1 – proof that the claimant has a disability as defined by the Act; Part 2 – proof ...

August 26, 2023

How is disability defined by by Equality Act?

To be protected under the Equality Act (EqA), the claimant meet the legal definition. Disability is defined as: “a physical or mental impairment which has ...

August 26, 2023

Types of possible discrimination related to disability that are covered by the Equality Act.

The Equality Act only protects people who have a disability against these types of discrimination: Direct discrimination (including discrimination by perception and discrimination by association); Indirect ...

August 26, 2023

Types of Disability Discrimination – Direct Discrimination

This is when the claimant is treated worse / less favourably than someone else because they have a disability. Therefore, they have to be able ...

August 31, 2023

Types of Disability Discrimination – Discrimination arising from disability

This is where the claimant is treated badly not because of their disability but because of something that happens because of their disability. Unlike direct ...

August 26, 2023

Types of Disability Discrimination – Indirect discrimination

This is where a person or organisation has policies, practices or arrangements that seem to treat everyone the same, in an equal and non-discriminatory way, ...

August 31, 2023

What are reasonable adjustments?

Reasonable adjustments could include: making changes to the way things are organised or done (e.g. to change a policy); making changes to the built environment, ...

August 26, 2023

Types of Disability Discrimination – Failure to making reasonable adjustments

The Equality Act says that employers and service providers including education providers (ie. schools, colleges etc.), should think about making reasonable adjustments (in other words, ...