/Roma Mixed MWBC White and Black Caribbean MWBA White and Black African MWAS White and Asian MOTH Any other mixed background Asian or Asian British AIND Indian APKN Pakistani ABAN Bangladeshi CHNE Chinese AOTH Any other Asian background Black or Black British BCRB Caribbean BAFR African BOTH Any other black background Other ethnic groups OOTH Any other ethnic group REFU Refused NOBT Information not yet obtained 32 3.2 Type of disability The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (DDA) defines a disabled person as a person with a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. The condition must have lasted, or be likely to last at least 12 months in order to be counted as a disability. Certain conditions are not regarded as impairments for the purposes of the act: • addiction to, or dependency on, alcohol, nicotine, or any other substance (other than as a result of the substance being medically prescribed); • the condition known as seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever), except where it aggravates the effect of another condition; • tendency to start fires; • tendency to steal; • tendency to physically or sexually abuse other persons; • exhibitionism; • voyeurism In addition, disfigurements such as tattoos, non-medical body piercing, or something attached through such piercing, are not regarded as having a substantial adverse effect on the person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. If a child is disabled or becomes disabled at any time during the collection year, record all the relevant disabilities that have affected the child. For example, children may have multiple disabilities in which case more than one category from the below list can be selected. ‘Other DD