Under the ADA, this typically means they have to show that they meet the statutory definition of being an ‘‘individual with a disability.’’ See 154 Cong. Rec. S8840–44 (daily ed....
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2010 ADA Definition
Individual with a Disability: Individual with a disability means a person who has a disability. The term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the private entity acts on the basis of such use.
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III. Background
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§27.11(b) Voluntary action.
A recipient may take steps, in addition to any action that is required by this part, to assure the full participation in the recipient's program or activity by qualified persons with a disability...
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II-3.2000 Denial of participation.
Just as a government office cannot refuse to issue food stamps or other benefits to an individual on the basis of his or her race, it cannot refuse to provide benefits solely because an...
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II-4.1000 General
Beginning January 26, 1992, title II prohibits all public entities, regardless of size of workforce, from discriminating in their employment practices against qualified individuals with...
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How to Interact with Disabled People | Victoria Hamilton | TEDxYouth@Columbia
Such everyday interactions with individuals and institutions can be frustrating for people with disabilities and through this talk, Victoria explains how society can better relate to those...
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Guidelines for Writing about People with Disabilities
Call us toll-free 1-800-949-4232 V/TTY Find your regional center at www.adata.org For the most current and accessible version, please visit...
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Disability: more than meets the eye | Pam Relph | TEDxUniversityofBirmingham
Paralympic Champion Pamela Relph discusses the changing perceptions of people with disabilities and how that has been affectedly the media....
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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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How do I know if I am protected by the ADA?
To be protected, you must be a qualified individual with a disability. This means that you must have a disability as defined by the ADA....
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Who Must Comply with Title I of the ADA?
An employer cannot discriminate against qualified applicants and employees on the basis of disability....
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III.THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OBLIGATION
III.THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OBLIGATION
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Enable The Disabled | Kevin Brousard | TEDxColoradoSprings
Blind athlete Kevin Brousard addresses the social stigma surrounding disability, and the part that we all play in providing acceptance for every person....
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When we design for disability, we all benefit | Elise Roy | TED Talks
As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives her a unique way of experiencing and reframing the world -- a perspective that could solve some of our largest...
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Able Privilege, Re-Conceptualizing Disability: Alan Larson at TEDxSFA
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)...
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How to Interact with Customers with a Disability
In America, 54 million people live with a disability....
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Let’s change the way we think about disability | Joel Dembe | TEDxMississauga
A 4-time Canadian National Wheelchair Tennis Champion and Paralympian discusses his journey living with a disability....
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II-3.7100 Contracting
A public entity may not discriminate on the basis of disability in contracting for the purchase of goods and services....
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§35.130(b)(6)
(6) A public entity may not administer a licensing or certification program in a manner that subjects qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination on the basis of disability...
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§ 35.130(b)(6)
(6) A public entity may not administer a licensing or certification program in a manner that subjects qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination on the basis of disability...
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II-3.7200 Licensing
A person is a "qualified individual with a disability" with respect to licensing or certification, if he or she can meet the essential eligibility requirements for receiving the license...
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§8.4(b)(2)
(2) For purposes of this part, housing, aids, benefits, and services, to be equally effective, are not required to produce the identical result or level of achievement for individuals with...
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Scenario 5 – Timeframes for Evaluation
However, under the IDEA (another Federal law that protects students with disabilities and of which schools should be aware), an initial evaluation must be conducted within 60 days of receiving...
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§104.4(b)(1)(ii)
(ii) Afford a qualified handicapped person an opportunity to participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not equal to that afforded others;
