Section 15 — Equality Act 2010: Discrimination arising from disability

Discrimination arising from disability 15 1 A person (A) discriminates against a disabled person (B) if—

a A treats B unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of B's disability, and b A cannot show that the treatment is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

2 Subsection (1) does not apply if A shows that A did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that B had the disability.