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2010 ADA Definition
Disability: Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
(1) The phrase physical or mental impairment means – (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (iii) The phrase physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism; (iv) The phrase physical or mental impairment does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.
(2) The phrase major life activities means functions such as caring for one´s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
(3) The phrase has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) The phrase is regarded as having an impairment means – (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a private entity as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment; or (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this definition but is treated by a private entity as having such an impairment.
(5) The term disability does not include – (i) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders; (ii) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or (iii) Psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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Project LETS (Let's Erase the Stigma)
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Promoting the status of women with disabilities | Bethany Hoppe | TEDxNashville
Hoppe is an author and speaker who advocates for the rights of women with disabilities through writing, speaking, performance, and educational outreach....
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Redefining Disabled Project
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Reimagining Disability & Inclusive Education | Jan Wilson | TEDxUniversityofTulsa
Her teaching and research areas include gender and disability studies, feminist theory, and United States Women's History....
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Reimagining Housing for Adults with Developmental Disabilities | David Buuck | TEDxFortWayne
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Removing the Stigma of Disability | Adam Pearson | TEDxBrighton
Adam will share important lessons he has learned while carving out a career for himself in the public eye, whilst overcoming the stigma attached to his disfigurements. Adam...
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Research on Disability
ResearchonDisability.org is a culmination of disability-focused research projects housed at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire....
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network (RASN) - Orlando, FL
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network (RASN) is dedicated to providing up-to-date information and resources for rheumatoid arthritis patients. Our goal is simple. We want RA...
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Social Security Disability Benefits Guide
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Society for Disability Studies
The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the study of disability in social, cultural, and political contexts....
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The Beauty of Disability - Shelley Baer - TEDxMIA
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The Disability Conversation | Ben Myers | TEDxOStateU
Ben Myers talks about the importance of disability advocacy at the TEDxOStateU 2015 event at the Oklahoma State University campus on April 10, 2015....
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The Gold Standard Community For Persons With Developmental Disabilities | John Fahrenbach | TEDxLFHS
How can we give back and best serve persons with developmental disabilities? Student John Fahrenbach explores the options and searches for the "gold standard" community....
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The Mighty
The Mighty is a digital health community created to empower and connect people facing health challenges and disabilities....
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The Power of 504 by Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
Award-winning 18-minute documentary video, which captures the drama and emotions of the historic civil rights demonstration of people with disabilities in 1977, resulting in the signing...
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The Truth About Growing Up Disabled | Dylan Alcott | TEDxYouth@Sydney
He grew up disabled, but it might not be what you think. In this engaging and funny talk, Dylan tells us what it's really like growing up with a disability....
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U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics "Statistics About People With Disabilities and Employment"
This page contains information about national labor force statistics with demographic characteristics available from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Data on the labor force...
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United Nations Disability Statistics
The demand for statistics on human functioning and disability has greatly increased following the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981), the adoption of the United Nations World...
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Universal Design for Health Care Facilities
Universal Design for Health Care Facilities: Addressing Safety, Access to Care for a Diverse Patient Population Environment of Care® News, January 2009, Volume 12, Issue...
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What are disabilities?
The word “disability” means different things to different people – and sometimes people don’t identify as having a disability at all. Rooted in Rights explains....
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What is Disability
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What is the ADA National Network?
What is the ADA National Network? Published May 4, 2015 by the Great Plains ADA Center.
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Why I work to remove access barriers for students with disabilities | Haben Girma | TEDxBaltimore
The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities....
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Why It Is Time to Make Inclusive Development Inclusive | Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo | TEDxFoggyBottom
Society often sees people with disabilities as victims, dependent, and weak....