# The Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010, Regulation 7: Persons deemed to have a disability


A person is deemed to have a disability, and hence to be a disabled person, for the purposes of the Act where that person is certified as blind, severely sight impaired, sight impaired or partially sighted by a consultant ophthalmologist.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2128/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-disability-regulations-2010/regulation-7
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