If what they are saying is that they use a different definition of
disability than the one in the DDA and they apply it to someone
and do not allow them VAT exemption for a product which can be
zero rated when purchased by an eligible person they will surely be
in breach of the DDA. What happened to "joined up thinking"?
On 19 Dec 2000, at 13:45, George W F Bell wrote:
> "The definition of "disability" in the Disability Discrimination Act
> 1995 does not apply to VAT reliefs for disabled people and even in
> principle does not mean that the test for VAT relief is that of
> individual need. Although the definition of disability containing in
> the Disability Discrimination Act does not read across to the Value
> Added Tax 1994 it can be a useful indicator for Customs and
> suppliers."
Steve Metcalfe
Head of Disability Access Resources and Technology
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1482 440550 ext. 3300
Fax: +44 (0)1482 463531
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