Equality of treatment

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The context of Equality of treatment is usually in interpersonal relations, especially in the relation of the individual to an organization (usually government). All persons are treated the same by the person or organization of interest.

No two people are treated differently. Impartiality and fairness are both accepted by all parties, because preference is neither given to or taken from any person. When every person receives the same treatment, discrimination is impossible and justice prevails. Blind equality is a form of systematically instilling equality of treatment in a system. Blind equality is often a feature of democracy.

On the other hand, strict equal treatment would mean that, for example, everyone is expected to be able to walk stairs, which would mean some handicapped and elder people can't use a building.

Compare and contrast with: equal opportunity.