political belief or activity

The right to participate or not participate in political parties or community action groups is one of our deeply cherished values. It is against the law to discriminate against someone because you don't share their political beliefs of disapproved of their political activities.

Direct discrimination is where you are treated less favorably because of your disability than someone without a disability would be treated in the same circumstances.

Indirect discrimination is where there is a rule policy or practice which seems to apply equally to everyone, but which actually puts disabled people at an unfair disadvantage compared with people who aren't disabled.

Ethnic discrimination is unequal treatment of people based on the fact that they belong to a certain ethnic or national group. Ethnic discrimination can also involve placing a person in a different position on the basis of religion, skin color or nationality.