Disability

• What is a disability?
• What if I’m getting medication or treatment for my mental health problem?
• What if I had a disability in the past?
• Checklist: Is my mental health problem a disability?

What is a disability?

You have to show that your mental health problem is adisabilityto get the protection of theEquality Act.

‘Disability’ has a special legal meaning under the Equality Act, which is broader than the usual way you might understand the word. Even if you don’t think you have a disability, the Equality Act may protect you fromdiscriminationif your mental health problem fits its definition of disability.

TheEquality Act says you have adisability if you have a physical or mental impairment that has asubstantial, adverse, and long-term effecton your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

The focus is on theeffectof your mental health problem, rather…