In order for an individual's drug addiction to be considered a disability under the ADA, it would have to pose a substantial limitation on one or more major life activities....
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7. Q: What about applicants with a history of illegal drug use? Do they have rights under the ADA?
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3. Does My Client Need to Have a Particular Condition to Get a Reasonable Accommodation?
A reasonable accommodation may be obtained for any condition that would, if left untreated, "substantially limit" one or more major life activities, which include brain/neurological functions...
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§27.71(k)(6)(iv) Function keys.
(iv) Function keys. Function keys must comply with paragraphs (k)(6)(iv)(A) and (B) of this section....
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§ 27.71(k)(6)(iv) Function keys
(iv) Function keys. Function keys must comply with paragraphs (k)(6)(iv)(A) and (B) of this section....
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38. Is an employer relieved of its obligation to provide reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability who fails to take medication, to obtain medical treatment, or to use an assistive device (such as a hearing aid)?
devices may have on an employee's ability to perform the job.(106) However, if an employee with a disability, with or without reasonable accommodation, cannot perform the essential functions...
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2. Business Necessity
ADA, as under the Rehabilitation Act: If a test or other selection criterion excludes an individual with a disability because of the disability and does not relate to the essential functions...
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a. Disability Defined
Disability Defined The ADA defines disability as a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.5 ADA protection extends not only to individuals...
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11. May an employer request documentation when an employee who has a hearing disability requests a reasonable accommodation?
When a person's hearing impairment is not obvious, the employer may ask the person to provide reasonable documentation about how the condition limits major life activities (that is, whether...
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When an employee is having difficulty performing his or her job effectively
In such cases, a medical examination may be necessary to determine if s/he can perform essential job functions with or without an accommodation....
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Reassignment
position" as a form of reasonable accommodation.(76) This type of reasonable accommodation must be provided to an employee who, because of a disability, can no longer perform the essential functions...
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D. Functional Performance Criteria and Technical Requirements (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Appendix C sets forth proposed functional performance criteria (Chapter 3) and technical requirements (Chapters 4 through 6) that are referenced by, and applied in, the Application and Scoping...
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5.2 Job Advertisements and Notices
5.2 Job Advertisements and Notices It is advisable that job announcements, advertisements, and other recruitment notices include information on the essential functions of the job....
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Are You Protected by The ADA?
Under the ADA, you have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity....
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Section 1193.31 Accessibility and usability (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 1193.31 Accessibility and usability (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section provides that, subject to section 1193.21, manufacturers must design, develop and fabricate...
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202 Existing Buildings and Facilities
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11B-411.2.1.2.4 Display screen
SECTION TITLE NOTES 11B-411.2.1.2.4 Display screen. Amends requirements so that...
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§1193.31 Accessibility and usability.
When required by §1193.21 of this part, telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment shall be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities and shall...
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§ 35.151(b)(4)(v)(A)
(A) The obligation to provide an accessible path of travel may not be evaded by performing a series of small alterations to the area served by a single path of travel if those...
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§ 37.43(e)(1)
an accessible path of travel to the altered area will be deemed disproportionate to the overall alteration when the cost exceeds 20 percent of the cost of the alteration to the primary function...
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3. Q: Who does the ADA protect?
An individual is considered to have a "disability" if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment...
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Who is protected by the employment provisions of the ADA?
A “qualified individual” means an individual who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires...
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§ 36.403(a)(2)
in the 1991 Standards, the private entity is not required to retrofit such elements to reflect the incremental changes in the 2010 Standards solely because of an alteration to a primary function...
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1. Q: Who is a "qualified individual with a disability" for employment?
The person must also be able to perform the "essential" (as opposed to marginal or incidental) functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation....
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Appendix C to Part 1194—Functional Performance Criteria and Technical Requirements
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