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disability · legal

Disablement

Legal - UK (Equality Act 2010)

Definition

(Police/employment law) Being blind, deaf, or permanently handicapped.

Prerequisite chain

  1. Condition. Blindness, deafness, or permanent handicap is present
  2. Functional status. Ability to perform statutory duties (e.g. policing) is affected
  3. Applied test. Assessed on the raw, untreated condition
Assessment basis (treatment / aids) — Tends to follow the same rule as the Equality Act - assessed on the raw condition, not the mitigated state.

Qualifiers

  • Severity. N/A
  • Duration. Permanent vs. Temporary
  • Scope. Substantial vs. non-substantial handicap
  • Other. Sector-specific (e.g. police)

Impact

Affects ability to perform specific statutory duties (e.g. police work).

Example

A police officer's fitness board assesses hearing loss without factoring in a hearing aid.

Source: UK police/employment regulations

Language map: disability · Incapacity · Mitigated-state trap