Disability Policy and Narcolepsy

In the UK, the 1995 "Disability Discrimination Act" introduced new measures aimed at ending discrimination many disabled people face. This legislation was implemented to protect people with a disability in the UK, in employment, access to goods and services as well as buying rented land or property.

Whilst the act does not specifically mention people with Narcolepsy, it's definition of the term 'disability' -

"Physical impairment - including weakening of a body part through illness, accident or congenitally.
Mental impairment - well known mental illnesses which include learning disabilities and those mentioned in the WHO (World Health Organisation) international classification of disease.
Long term adverse effects (12 months or more, or expected to last this long) of normal day to day activity.
Where one or more of the following are involved - mobility, manual dexterity, physical co-ordination, continence, ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects; speech, hearing, memory or ability to concentrate, learn or understand. Or where the perception of risk to physical danger is altered, impaired"
(Disability Discrimination Act 1995)

The Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 legislated in more specific ways for Narcolepsy sufferers: It prohibited discrimination against workers with Narcolepsy and required employers to provide reasonable accomodation to qualified employees.