Disability Information
In the interests of transparency, accountability and education, the DDLS provides members of the public with informative material about disability law. All material is in PDF format.
Information
Understanding Disability Discrimination Law (UDDL) (2006 edition)
What is meant by disability?
The following information is substantially drawn from the UDDL prepared by Victorian Legal Aid,Villamanta Legal Service, and the DDLS. The full document is available above.
| Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (Vic) |
Under the EOA, disability is called 'impairment' and includes
- total or partial loss of a bodily function;
- the presence in the body of organisms that may cause disease;
- total or partial loss of a part of the body;
- malfunction of a part of the body, including
- a mental or psychological disease or disorder;
- a condition or disorder that results in a person learning more slowly than people who do not have that condition or disorder;
- malfunction or disfigurement of a part of the body;
whether the disability is present, past, future or imputed. |
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| Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) |
Under the DDA, disability means
- total or partial loss of the person's bodily or mental functions;
- total or partial loss of a part of the body;
- the presence in the body of organisms causing disease or illness;
- the presence in the body of organisms capable of causing disease or illness;
- the malfunction, malformation or disfigurement of a part of the person's body;
- a disorder or malfunction that results in the person learning differently from a person without the disorder or malfunction;
- a disorder, illness or disease that affects a person's thought processes, perception of reality, emotions or judgment or that results in disturbed behaviour;
whether the disability presently exists, previously but no longer exists, may exist in the future, or is imputed to a person. |
