Other sections of this website deal with specific areas such as employment, services and education. However, many legal provisions are common to all these areas, eg what is a ‘disability’, and what types of discrimination are unlawful. This section of the website deals with those generally applicable provisions.
- Equality law & stammering: one-page outline – start here if you want an overview.
- Is the stammer a disability? – what counts as a ‘disability’ within the Equality Act 2010.
- Types of discrimination – the different types of claim, eg ‘discrimination arising from disability’, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and harassment. Also, who is liable?
- Guidance and Codes of Practice – official guidance on the Equality Act from the Equality and Human Rights Commission and others.
- Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – in particular Northern Ireland disability discrimination law is different in important ways.
- Proposed changes – possible future changes to the law.
- Brexit, human rights and UN – how is British law affected by European Union law incl Brexit, human rights law, and the UN disability convention (CRPD)?
- Public Sector Equality Duty – obligation on public authorities to take disability into account when making policy.
- Cases – list of cases which have a separate page on this website.
- Disability discrimination links
