Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

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If it is possible that a person’s ability to manage the effects of an impairment will break down so that effects will sometimes still occur, this possibility must be taken into account when assessing the effects of the impairment. It argues that social justice movements and discussions around police violence against Black people are incomplete without active anti-ableist praxis.

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It’s unlawful for employers, businesses and service providers to treat you unfairly - this includes refusing to make reasonable adjustments. However, if the treatment simply delays or prevents a recurrence, and a recurrence would be likely if the treatment stopped, as is the case with most medication, then the treatment is to be ignored and the effect is to be regarded as likely to recur. She has experienced no recurrence of the condition, but if she is discriminated against because of her past mental illness she is still entitled to the protection afforded by the Act, as a person with a past disability. Time’s Up for Me, Too” contains author Karolyn Gehrig’s appraisal of the “Time’s Up” and “Me, Too” movements, especially in Hollywood. Her parents immigrated to the United States in the 1980s, just prior to the rise of disability acceptance in China.

Where treatment is continuing it may be having the effect of masking or ameliorating a disability so that it does not have a substantial adverse effect. If you want to take action about disability discrimination, you'll need to show you’re disabled under the Equality Act.

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While this person would not meet the definition simply on the basis of having an addiction, he or she may still meet the definition as a result of the effects of the depression or the liver damage. Kemi would still be disabled under the Equality Act because without the correct dose of insulin, her diabetes would make it harder for her to do everyday activities. Read a review on Shelf Awareness in which it describes Disability Visibility as “a raw, emotional collection, an investment in the power of storytelling to foster vibrant connections and an unapologetic rejection of ‘internalized ableism.

Although they are unable to care for one another as able-bodied partners might, their shared experiences result in an extremely strong bond. Likelihood of recurrence should be considered taking all the circumstances of the case into account. You’ll still be disabled under the Equality Act if the effect of your impairment is likely to happen again in the next 12 months.

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The Fearless Benjamin Lay” simultaneously celebrates the life of the titular 18th-century abolitionist and little person. That is, whether the adverse effect of the person’s impairment on the carrying out of normal day-to- day activities is substantial and long term. Account should be taken of how far a person can reasonably be expected to modify his or her behaviour, for example by use of a coping or avoidance strategy, to prevent or reduce the effects of an impairment on normal day-to-day activities.

The Equality Act says you should look at the effect of your impairment if you didn't use medicine, treatment or assistive technology. You could also speak to your doctor or a health professional about how your impairment affects your everyday activities. Davidson, Who Loved Us” is a eulogy for disability rights advocate Ki’tay Davidson written by his surviving partner, Talila Lewis.

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Account should also be taken of both the typical length of such an effect on an individual, and any relevant factors specific to this individual (for example, general state of health or age). Four years ago, a woman experienced a mental illness that had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, so it met the Act’s definition of disability.

For example, the person might reasonably be expected to take action which prevents the impairment from having such effects (for example, avoiding substances to which he or she is allergic). If your impairment would make things harder for you without any medicine, treatment or assistive technology, you might be disabled under the Equality Act. But see paragraphs A16 to A17 for details of some people who are treated as having had a past disability. Impairment is an absence of or significant difference in a person’s body structure or function or mental functioning. This is a very informed starting point for anyone who, like myself, would like to get a better understanding of disability as a massive and beautifully nuanced spectrum.