Transcription of Proving disability and reasonable adjustments
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Proving disability and reasonable adjustments A worker s guide to evidence under the Equality Act 2010 edition 5 written by Tamara Lewis Originally produced for Central London Law Centre 1 Contents Introduction .. 3 Overview of Equality Act .. 5 Who is disabled under the EqA .. 10 The duty to make reasonable adjustments .. 27 Medical evidence .. 51 Bringing a tribunal claim .. 59 The public sector equality duty .. 63 Directory of impairments .. 64 Bibliography .. 144 Contacts .. 147 ] 2 Introduction The law prohibiting disability discrimination in employment and other fields was introduced by the disability Discrimination Act 1995 ( DDA ).
Failure to make reasonable adjustments – s20 – s21 This duty is at the heart of disability discrimination law. Where any workplace practice or feature of the premises puts a disabled worker at a disadvantage, the employer must make all adjustments which are reasonable to remove that disadvantage.
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