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WHAT ARE THE COMMON TYPES OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION?

Disability discrimination, also known as disablism, which is discriminatory, oppressive, abusive behaviour arising from the belief that disabled people are inferior to others.









Disablism involves prejudicing, stereotyping, or "institutional discrimination" against disabled people.


The 5 main types of disability discrimination are:

  • Direct discrimination
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Victimisation
  • Failure to make reasonable adjustments

For direct discrimination, this happens when someone treats you less favourable than another person in a similar situation because of disability. Indirect discrimination happens when an organisation has a particular policy or way of working that has a worse impact on disabled people compared to people who are not disabled. Indirect disability discrimination is unlawful unless the organisation or employer is able to show that there is a good reason for the policy and it is proportionate. Besides, harassment occurs when someone treats you in a way that makes you feel humiliated, offended or degraded.Examples of harassment could involve nicknames, teasing, name-calling, pulling faces, jokes, pranks or any other behaviour which you find upsetting because of your disability. For victimisation, this is when you are treated badly because you have made a complaint of discrimination under the Equality Act. It can also occur if you are supporting someone who has made a complaint of discrimination. 

Last but not least, failure to make reasonable adjustments is the most common disability discrimination in our society, when disabled people experience discrimination if the employer or organisation doesn’t make a reasonable adjustment such as cannot make sure that disabled people can access jobs, education and services as easily as non-disabled people. This is known as a ‘failure to make reasonable adjustments’. What is reasonable depends on a number of factors, including the resources available to the organisation making the adjustment. If an organisation already has a number of parking spaces it would be reasonable for it to designate one close to the entrance for the employee.

Reference: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/discrimination-because-of-disability/what-counts-as-disability-discrimination/ 











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