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Definition
of
Disability
from
NHS England: Accessible Information Standard v1.1 - Implementation guidance
Source
The Equality Act 2010 describes disability as follows, “A person (P) has a disability if — (a) P has a physical or mental impairment, and (b) the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on P's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.” This term also has an existing Data Dictionary definition.
Further information
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