Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

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B7. Account should be taken of how far a person can reasonably be expected to modify his or her behaviour, for example by use of a coping or avoidance strategy, to prevent or reduce the effects of an impairment on normal day-to-day activities. In some instances, a coping or avoidance strategy might alter the effects of the impairment to the extent that they are no longer substantial and the person would no longer meet the definition of disability. In other instances, even with the coping or avoidance strategy, there is still an adverse effect on the carrying out of normal day-to-day activities. The Act generally defines a disabled person as a person with a disability. A person has a disability for the purposes of the Act if he or she has a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Therefore, the general definition of disability has a number of elements. The Guidance covers each of these elements in turn. Each section contains an explanation of the relevant provisions of the Act which supplement the basic definition. Guidance and illustrative examples are provided where relevant. Those using this Guidance for the first time should read it all, as each part of the Guidance builds upon the part(s) preceding it. It is important not to consider any individual element in isolation. In the vast majority of cases there is unlikely to be any doubt whether or not a person has or has had a disability, but this guidance should prove helpful in cases where the matter is not entirely clear.

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A raw, emotional collection, an investment in the power of storytelling to foster vibrant connections, and an unapologetic rejection of‘internalized ableism’. . . . The 37 powerful stories in Disability Visibility reveal the depth of everyday courage and the extraordinary human capacity to find humor in the face of life’s adversities.” — Shelf Awareness These essays are the heart, the bones, and the blood of Disability Rights.” —Gaelynn Lea, musician and activist 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. D7. In considering the ability of a child aged six or over to carry out a normal day-to-day activity, it is necessary to take account of the level of achievement which would be normal for a person of a similar age. ( See also Section E (Disabled children).) Specialised activitiesThe Equality Act’s definition of disability only applies to discrimination. There are different rules for disability benefits and other types of disability support. persistent difficulty crossing a road safely, for example, because of physical restrictions or a failure to understand and manage the risk A12. Certain conditions are not to be regarded as impairments for the purposes of the Act. [footnote 2] These are: difficulty carrying out activities associated with toileting, or caused by frequent minor incontinence Your impairment is usually considered a disability under the Equality Act if it makes it harder for you to do everyday activities. Everyday activities can be anything you generally need to do regularly to live well, for example washing, communicating or using transport.

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A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions). Shares perspectives that are too often missing from such decision-making about accessibility.” — The Washington PostEvery piece in Disability Visibility evokes . . . tenacity, some gut-wrenching and others inspiring. . . . The range of subjects is impressive: assistive technologies, carceral injustice, fashion, homophobia and heterosexism, medical care and medical abuse, organizing strategies, psychotherapy, racism, relationships, sex, and sexism.” — The Progressive Am I the only one who jumped up in the air as a kid and then, like, never came down? Like, I was floating and just had my legs swinging.” I wait for a response from my college classmates. I have a Budweiser can in my right hand, hovering over my two previous ones. We’ve agreed to wash out my grief with alcohol on the last night of our final spring quarter together. C9. Likelihood of recurrence should be considered taking all the circumstances of the case into account. This should include what the person could reasonably be expected to do to prevent the recurrence. For example, the person might reasonably be expected to take action which prevents the impairment from having such effects (for example, avoiding substances to which he or she is allergic). This may be unreasonably difficult with some substances.

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The young man is not entitled to the protection of the Act in relation to any discrimination he experiences as a consequence of his exhibitionism, because that is an excluded condition under the Act.

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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. inability to move heavy objects without assistance or a mechanical aid, such as moving a large suitcase or heavy piece of furniture without a trolley This guidance is issued by the Secretary of State under section 6(5) of the Equality Act 2010. In this document, any reference to ‘the Act’ means the Equality Act 2010. difficulty in going up or down steps, stairs or gradients; for example, because movements are painful, fatiguing or restricted in some way