This standard requires an organization that is an employer to engage in the proactive identification, removal and prevention of barriers
hindering the full participation in employment of persons with disabilities.
Not exact matches
On this basis, the CJEU agrees with AG Jääskinen that, in some circumstances, obesity may
hinder the
full and effective
participation of some persons in professional life on a long - term basis (e.g. if it leads to mobility problems), and in those cases, obesity discrimination can fall within the EU concept of «disability discrimination».
In that case, following the EU ratification of the 2009 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Court defined «disability» as «a limitation which results in particular from long - term physical, mental or psychological impairments which in interaction with various barriers may
hinder the
full and effective
participation of the person concerned in professional life on an equal basis with other workers» (Kaltoft, para 53, citing HK Danmark, para 38).