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D6. Also, whether an activity is a normal day-to-day activity should not be determined by whether it is more normal for it to be carried out at a particular time of day. For example, getting out of bed and getting dressed are activities that are normally associated with the morning. They may be carried out much later in the day by workers who work night shifts, but they would still be considered to be normal day-to- day activities. the condition known as seasonal allergic rhinitis (for example, hayfever), except where it aggravates the effect of another condition Alice Wong . . .has long been at the forefront of the disability justice movement.” —Bitch Media, “17 Books Feminists Should Read in June” This has a substantial adverse effect on his ability to carry out the normal day-to-day activity of crossing the road safely. A17. A particular instance of someone who is treated under the Act as having had a disability in the past is someone whose name was on the register of disabled persons under provisions in the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 [footnote 5] on both 12 January 1995 and 2 December 1996. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 provided for such

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It is very important to improve the conditions in communities by providing accommodations that decrease or eliminate activity limitations and participation restrictions for people with disabilities, so they can participate in the roles and activities of everyday life. References Four years ago, a woman experienced a mental illness that had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, so it met the Act’s definition of disability. She has experienced no recurrence of the condition, but if she is discriminated against because of her past mental illness she is still entitled to the protection afforded by the Act, as a person with a past disability.is that the impairment should be treated as having the effect that it would have without the measures in question ( Sch1, Para 5(1)). The Act states that the treatment or correction measures which are to be disregarded for these purposes include, in particular, medical treatment and the use of a prosthesis or other aid ( Sch1, Para 5(2)). In this context, medical treatments would include treatments such as counselling, the need to follow a particular diet, and therapies, difficulty carrying out activities associated with toileting, or caused by frequent minor incontinence inability to hold a conversation in a very noisy place, such as a factory floor, a pop concert, sporting event or alongside a busy main road compulsive activities or behaviour, or difficulty in adapting after a reasonable period to minor changes in a routine D11. This section provides guidance on what should be taken into account in deciding whether a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to- day activities might be restricted by the effects of that person’s impairment. The examples given are purely illustrative and should not in any way be considered as a prescriptive or exhaustive list.

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For the purposes of the Act, a reference to people who share a protected characteristic would, in this instance, be to people who have hearing impairments. Appendix An illustrative and non-exhaustive list of factors which, if they are experienced by a person, it would be reasonable to regard as having a substantial adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities. A woman who works as a teacher develops sciatic pain which is attributed to a prolapsed inter-vertebral disc. Despite physiotherapy and traction her pain became worse. As part of her treatment plan her doctor prescribes daily pain relief medication and advises her to avoid carrying moderately heavy items or standing for more than a few minutes at a time.

Impairment is an absence of or significant difference in a person’s body structure or function or mental functioning. 2 For example, problems in the structure of the brain can result in difficulty with mental functions, or problems with the structure of the eyes or ears can result in difficulty with the functions of vision or hearing. Associated with a longstanding condition (for example, diabetes), which can cause a disability such as vision loss, nerve damage, or limb loss. Related to conditions that are present at birth and may affect functions later in life, including cognition (memory, learning, and understanding), mobility (moving around in the environment), vision, hearing, behavior, and other areas. These conditions may be a b "Spotlight on Disability Culture: The Disability Visibility Project". The Arc of California. 2020-04-10 . Retrieved 2020-10-13.