Being aware of disability rights
Q. I want to ensure I do not discriminate against disabled workers. How do I ensure that I can accommodate disabled workers in my company?
Following the Disability Discrimination Act, the definition of disability is: "a physical or mental impairment that substantially effects daily life, long term".
However, this definition does not refer to work at all. It is, therefore, possible for someone to be disabled but for their disability to have no effect on their ability to work. For example, someone with epilepsy would be able to carry out an administrative function with few problems.
The definition of long term is a little more tricky
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