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Disability definition

What does Disability mean? In legal practice, disability describes a physical or mental impairment that affects normal day‑to‑day activities and, if statutory tests are met, triggers equality law protections and duties in employment, services, housing and education. England, Wales and Scotland: Defined by section 6(1) Equality Act 2010 as an impairment with a substantial (more than minor or trivial) and long‑term (12 months+, likely to last/return) adverse effect on normal day‑to‑day activities, with detail in Schedule 1 and statutory guidance. Tribunals determine status case by case, using medical and occupational evidence. Certain conditions (including cancer, HIV and multiple sclerosis) are deemed disabilities from diagnosis. Northern...

UK website accessibility: Equality Act 2010 reasonable adjustments, PSBAR obligations for public bodies, WCAG standards, compliance steps, enforcement, and EU Accessibility Act/DSA implications for UK service providers

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Practice notes

All websites should be accessible, especially by people with disabilities.

Website access is regulated by the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) together with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (PSBAR), SI 2018/952. Those Regulations give effect to Directive (EU) 2016/2102 (the EU Web Accessibility Directive) on making public sector bodies’ websites and mobile applications accessible to users. (As EU‑derived domestic legislation, these Regulations sit within assimilated law and remain in force in the UK—see Practice Note: Assimilated law.) This Practice Note concentrates on UK-specific legislation and guidance relating to web accessibility across the sector. That said, organisations trading in both the EU and the UK should evaluate whether any additional or different compliance obligations may apply in their circumstances. In particular, they should note Directive (EU) 2019/882 (the European Accessibility Act), which has a wider scope than the EU Web Accessibility Directive and applies to products and services placed on the market after 28 June 2025. See Practice Note: The European Accessibility Act...

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