# Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) An impairment which would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of the person concerned to carry out normal day-to-day activities, but for the fact that measures are being taken to treat or correct it, is to be treated as having that effect.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “measures” includes, in particular, medical treatment and the use of a prosthesis or other aid.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply—
(a) in relation to the impairment of a person’s sight, to the extent that the impairment is, in his case, correctable by spectacles or contact lenses or in such other ways as may be prescribed; or
(b) in relation to such other impairments as may be prescribed, in such circumstances as may be prescribed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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