tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916767120530431852.post3019943285712858618..comments2024-03-23T13:03:48.917-04:00Comments on Labour Pains: The Flu is Not a Disability: HRTOSean Bawdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478582658843470140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916767120530431852.post-51695994348480795262014-03-03T15:08:18.734-05:002014-03-03T15:08:18.734-05:00It certainly does. The definition included in the ...It certainly does. The definition included in the post was only part of the definition of disability contained within the Code. The full definition is as follows:<br /><br />“disability” means,<br /><br />(a) any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device,<br /><br />(b) a condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability,<br /><br />(c) a learning disability, or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language,<br /><br />(d) a mental disorder, or<br /><br />(e) an injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997;Sean Bawdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478582658843470140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916767120530431852.post-67368190243193862782014-03-02T19:03:30.426-05:002014-03-02T19:03:30.426-05:00I'm curious - the definition of a disability y...I'm curious - the definition of a disability you quoted above would seem to eliminate any non-physical disorder, such as a mental health diagnosis. Does the Human Rights tribunal recognize any non-physical disabilities? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com