DWP

Case Summary

The Employment Judge ruled that the claimant was not a disabled person under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 because of Autism. The conditions of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Long Covid Syndrome and Asthma were dismissed upon withdrawal by the claimant.

The tribunal found that the claimant did not meet the legal definition of a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010 in relation to autism, as the claimant failed to establish that autism constituted a disability within the statutory framework. The other conditions were withdrawn by the claimant.

• •Whether the claimant was a disabled person as defined by section 6 Equality Act 2010 due to autism, carpal tunnel syndrome, long covid syndrome and asthma

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