British Medical Association Healthcare in a rural setting and access for disabled people

Includes the regulation Disability Discrimination Act

The local provision of facilities for disabled people
The Disability Discrimination Act characterises disability as follows:
• there must be a physical or mental impairment
• the impairment must adversely effect the person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities
• the adverse effect must be substantial
• the adverse effect must be long term (meaning that it has lasted or is likely to last for more than 12 months).