title: Has disability discrimination legislation changed the legal framework for epilepsy in the United Kingdom?
abstract: In this paper, I review the way in which the legislative framework in the United Kingdom has defined epilepsy. Key legislative milestones in the last 100 years, and their implications for epilepsy, are discussed; as are some landmark legal rulings. The implications of the UK Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for people with epilepsy and barriers to the Act's effectiveness are considered, as are the evidence of its impact and difficulties in measuring the impact of the Act for people with epilepsy. I end with consideration of the possible implications for people with epilepsy of the new UK Equality Act.
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Action, New Anstey House, Gate Way Drive, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7XY, UK. plee@epilepsy.org.uk
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D006113:United Kingdom