Disability Discrimination Act 1995

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 radically altered the law in relation to disabled employees. The Act introduced a new definition of a disabled person, repealed the provisions of the Disabled Persons Act 1994 and for the first time in the UK made it unlawful to discriminate against disabled persons in employment and other areas. Under the Act a person has a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Although guidance was issued by the secretary of state at the time of the implementation of the act, these definitions have been stretched by case