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Legislation and disability

What the Employment Equality Act does

The EEA prohibits discrimination on nine distinct grounds, including disability. The definition also provides protection for people with a history of a disability. For example, a person who has a history of psychiatric illness but who no longer suffers from that illness, may still be subject to discrimination because of their past medical history.

Once a person has been brought within the definition of a disability, then the legislation prohibits direct or indirect discrimination or harassment on the basis of their disability.

 

 

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