New Ruling Extends Disability Discrimination Powers

[brothermagrew]

More disabled people will gain protection from discrimination after a landmark ruling:

01 July 2009

More people with disabilities will now receive protection from discrimination after a landmark ruling from the House of Lords today, in which the Commission intervened.

The Lords found that people with a physical or mental condition which varied in its severity over time should still be termed disabled if it was likely their condition would become substantial again in the future. The ruling extends the scope of the term 'disability' meaning more people will be entitled to legal protection.

The Commission intervened in the case to argue that people with medical conditions that they managed themselves but varied in severity over time, should be entitled to the same legal protection as those whose conditions were more stable.

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House of Lords landmark ruling http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2009/37.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Paul_theother_One]

More disabled people will gain protection from discrimination after a landmark ruling:

01 July 2009

More people with disabilities will now receive protection from discrimination after a landmark ruling from the House of Lords today, in which the Commission intervened.

The Lords found that people with a physical or mental condition which varied in its severity over time should still be termed disabled if it was likely their condition would become substantial again in the future. The ruling extends the scope of the term 'disability' meaning more people will be entitled to legal protection.

The Commission intervened in the case to argue that people with medical conditions that they managed themselves but varied in severity over time, should be entitled to the same legal protection as those whose conditions were more stable.

http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/medi ... on-powers/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

House of Lords landmark ruling http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2009/37.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

As a stress suffer and RM were made aware of this on my starting, this is muzak to my ears.