UK Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001

This Act amended the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) and made it unlawful for organisations responsible for pre- and post-16 education and other related services to discriminate against disabled students.

The definition of disability is the same as under the DDA:

A person has a disability if they have: 'a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities and has lasted or is likely to last 12 months or over.'