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Mitigated-state trap
WHO-ICF splits capacity (unaided, standard setting) from performance (with treatment, aids, and environment). South African income-protection wording typically assesses the treated/mitigated state and requires ongoing care. The ADA, UK Equality Act, and SA EEA Code often look at the unmitigated baseline for disability status. An assessor who treats 'stable on medication' as capacity for work is using the wrong axis for an IP test — and the opposite error (demanding unaided function on an IP claim) is equally wrong.
Where it is defined
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Policy trap
WHO-ICF splits capacity (unaided, standard setting) from performance (with treatment, aids, and environment). South African income-protection wording typically assesses the treated/mitigated state and requires ongoing care. The ADA, UK Equality Act, and SA EEA Code often look at the unmitigated baseline for disability status. An assessor who treats 'stable on medication' as capacity for work is using the wrong axis for an IP test — and the opposite error (demanding unaided function on an IP claim) is equally wrong.
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Policy trap
Discrimination law often tests function WITHOUT treatment or aids; income-protection policies usually test WITH ongoing treatment. Mixing those tests is how a claim is argued as if the person is 'fine on meds'.