According to the Equality Act 2010, “a person has a disability if s/he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.” However, the definition of additional support needs is not the same as the definition of disability as most think. Many people are covered by both definitions however there are some people who are covered by one or the other. During this lecture, what shocked me was how people’s attitudes towards disabilities have changed. It shocked me that disabled people were looked after in asylums etc.