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18 Jan 2024, 9:17 pm

I could not do one of those online questionare forms today as it asked me if I was dissabled according to the 1974 dissability act. (I think it was 1974). I honestly did not know the answer. Does autism qualify? I could put "No". There is not a "Don't know" option to answer. I can't go on to the next bit as it will not let me unless I fill this bit in. It will not let me leave it blank. I had to abandon the questionare as I did not know what else to do!


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18 Jan 2024, 9:56 pm

Why not just use the "Don't know" option then? Or google the act to read about it.



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19 Jan 2024, 1:28 am

Yes, though its been revised to the year 2010(as of 1st October) under the latest Equality Act … this simplified the laws & removed previous inconsistencies. (“what is the Disability Act called now?”)

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/ ... -act-work/

Example from above link …
“Ahmed is autistic. He finds the world overwhelming and this causes him considerable anxiety. He also has difficulty communicating and interacting with other people.

Ahmed doesn’t think he’s disabled as he’s not physically impaired. However, he has an impairment because the effect of his condition means he can't do some day-to-day activities - like going to the shops alone and socialising.”


“ The Equality Act's definition of disability is quite wide so you might be considered disabled under the Equality Act even if you don't see yourself as disabled - for example if you're autistic or if you have ADHD or a long-term injury. Some conditions are always disabilities under the Equality Act.”

2023 “ Is Autism a Developmental Disability? Yes, autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability, based on a neurodevelopmental (brain-related) disorder. The disorder occurs when brain development is impaired by a number of structural and functional abnormalities.”



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19 Jan 2024, 6:45 am

Blue_Star wrote:
Why not just use the "Don't know" option then? Or google the act to read about it.


There is no "Don't know" option and as it is an online form thng, questionare does not let one carry on unless one clicks an option. Is a government equalities questionare but when trying to look up the dissability act of 1973 online, it only shows the dissability act of 2010 which has superceeded it. But the questionare specifically says the 1973 act which I do not have access to read to see where I stand so I can answer it. According to the 2010 act, now I have been assessed, I am classed as dissabled a I am on the autism spectrum. But I do not have a clue if I would be cassed as dissabled under the 1973 act, and I can't find out what the 1973 act says.


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19 Jan 2024, 6:49 am

Juliette wrote:
Yes, though its been revised to the year 2010(as of 1st October) under the latest Equality Act … this simplified the laws & removed previous inconsistencies. (“what is the Disability Act called now?”)

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/ ... -act-work/

Example from above link …
“Ahmed is autistic. He finds the world overwhelming and this causes him considerable anxiety. He also has difficulty communicating and interacting with other people.

Ahmed doesn’t think he’s disabled as he’s not physically impaired. However, he has an impairment because the effect of his condition means he can't do some day-to-day activities - like going to the shops alone and socialising.”


“ The Equality Act's definition of disability is quite wide so you might be considered disabled under the Equality Act even if you don't see yourself as disabled - for example if you're autistic or if you have ADHD or a long-term injury. Some conditions are always disabilities under the Equality Act.”

2023 “ Is Autism a Developmental Disability? Yes, autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability, based on a neurodevelopmental (brain-related) disorder. The disorder occurs when brain development is impaired by a number of structural and functional abnormalities.”


What happens if I answer according to the 2010 dissability act and am caught out because I am not classed as dissabled under the 1973 act which it specifically relates to. It could be a trick question to catch people out?


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19 Jan 2024, 11:15 am

In a case like this, and I understand you want to be truthful, I would do the following.

Try to find the real law and read it’s exact wording and understand it. Any words I don’t understand I use the onelook website to lookup in a dozen dictionaries.

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decide what I want the answer to be: is this a form about getting a job? Do I want to disclose and face possible discrimination? Do I need accommodations and want to be up-front about my challenges? Am I filling for benefits and I need to have a disability to qualify?

If the only answers are “yes” or “no” what to I want the outcome to be and what answer will get me there?

In this situation and situations like this there are many grey areas -like putting a marble on the peak of a roof. It could go either way. If one way is better for me I will give it a shove in the direction I think is best. Very often there will be other people shoving too - and my needs should not always come last.


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19 Jan 2024, 11:49 am

Mountain Goat wrote:
What happens if I answer according to the 2010 dissability act and am caught out because I am not classed as dissabled under the 1973 act which it specifically relates to. It could be a trick question to catch people out?
Effectively you're being asked to assess your disability level according to an act which no longer exists, having been superseded by the 2010 version.
IOW the question needs updating.

The link Juliette gave has lots of advice and descriptions to help you decide but on the face of it, and having seen you describe your difficulties on WP, I'd say a truthful answer is "yes".


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19 Jan 2024, 12:15 pm

Cornflake wrote:
Mountain Goat wrote:
What happens if I answer according to the 2010 dissability act and am caught out because I am not classed as dissabled under the 1973 act which it specifically relates to. It could be a trick question to catch people out?
Effectively you're being asked to assess your disability level according to an act which no longer exists, having been superseded by the 2010 version.
IOW the question needs updating.

The link Juliette gave has lots of advice and descriptions to help you decide but on the face of it, and having seen you describe your difficulties on WP, I'd say a truthful answer is "yes".


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19 Jan 2024, 12:25 pm

Your font size is too tiny to read



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19 Jan 2024, 12:46 pm

Fenn wrote:
In a case like this, and I understand you want to be truthful, I would do the following.

Try to find the real law and read it’s exact wording and understand it. Any words I don’t understand I use the onelook website to lookup in a dozen dictionaries.

OR

decide what I want the answer to be: is this a form about getting a job? Do I want to disclose and face possible discrimination? Do I need accommodations and want to be up-front about my challenges? Am I filling for benefits and I need to have a disability to qualify?

If the only answers are “yes” or “no” what to I want the outcome to be and what answer will get me there?

In this situation and situations like this there are many grey areas -like putting a marble on the peak of a roof. It could go either way. If one way is better for me I will give it a shove in the direction I think is best. Very often there will be other people shoving too - and my needs should not always come last.

Yes. These grey areas!


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19 Jan 2024, 12:51 pm

Summer_Twilight wrote:
Your font size is too tiny to read


I was scared to write to large.


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24 Jan 2024, 8:47 am

I missed the "not" in your sentence in your OP. Doh moment for me.

Mountain Goat wrote:
There is no "Don't know" option...