to - day ▁activities ." ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 1 ▁million ▁British ▁people ▁( ex cluding ▁Northern ▁Ireland ) ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁term ▁imp air ment ▁or ▁dis ability . ▁The ▁inc idence ▁r ises ▁with ▁age ; ▁about ▁ 6 % ▁of ▁children , ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁working ▁age ▁adult s ▁and ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁p ension ers ▁are ▁reported ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁dis ability . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁and ▁government ▁policy ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Dis ability ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁( D DA ) ▁( 1 9 9 5 , ▁extended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁it ▁is ▁un law ful ▁for ▁organis ations ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁( tre at ▁a ▁disabled ▁person ▁less ▁fav ou rab ly , ▁for ▁reasons ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁person ' s ▁dis ability , ▁without ▁just ification ) ▁in ▁employ ment ; ▁access ▁to ▁goods , ▁facilities , ▁services ; ▁man aging , ▁bu ying ▁or ▁rent ing ▁land ▁or ▁property ; ▁education . ▁Business es ▁must ▁make ▁" reason able ▁adjust ments " ▁to ▁their ▁policies ▁or ▁practices , ▁or ▁physical ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁prem ises , ▁to ▁avoid ▁indirect ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁Dis ability ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁This ▁act ▁still ▁protect s ▁disabled ▁people ▁against ▁disc rim ination