Is depression a disability?

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The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 and 2005 give disabled people the right not to be discriminated against in:

Employment
Education
Access to goods, facilities and services, including larger private clubs and land-based transport services
Buying or renting land or property, including making it easier for disabled people to rent property and for tenants to make disability-related adaptations
Functions of public bodies, for example issuing of licences.

When is depression ...