According to the National Center for Health Statistics 48 million (20 percent) Americans have some degree of hearing loss making it a public health issue third in line after heart disease...
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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
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National Center on Accessibility at Indiana University Bloomington
Among people with disabilities, recreation and active leisure pursuits are vital for rehabilitation from illness or injury, prevention of disease, longevity and improved quality of life....
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Enable The Disabled | Kevin Brousard | TEDxColoradoSprings
Born with StarGardt’s Disease, a rare retinal disorder, Kevin Brousard has been blind since birth....
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Section 2: References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Environmental barriers to health care among persons with disabilities, Los Angeles county, California, 2002-2003....
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Section 37.5 Nondiscrimination
For example, a transit provider could not deny service to a person with HIV disease because its personnel or other passengers are afraid of being near people with that condition....
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AgrAbility - Arthritis Foundation, Indiana Chapter
Arthritis Spinal cord injuries/paralysis Back impairments Amputations Brain injury Visual impairments Hearing impairments Disabling diseases...
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Easterseals North Texas
We have a longstanding commitment of providing unique programs and services for individuals with a wide variety of disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alzheimer’s disease,...
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Assisted Living Directory - Top Assisted Living Markets - Tampa, Florida Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
Hillsborough County, Florida offers an Aging Services department that offers a wide range of services and programs which include Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative programs; volunteer opportunities...
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Whether the definition of ‘‘wheelchair'' includes the Segway® PT. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
PT in the definition of ‘‘wheelchair'' were that the Segway® PT is well-suited for individuals with particular conditions that affect mobility including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease...
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Information That May Be Requested in Post-Offer Examinations or Inquiries
An employer may ask questions that are prohibited as pre-employment inquiries about previous illnesses, diseases or medications. (See Chapter V.)...
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4. Drug addicts and alcoholics
There is a medical and legal consensus that alcoholism and drug addiction are diseases, although there is disagreement as to whether they are primarily mental or physical....
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Test C (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Court concluded that, by including this test in the Rehabilitation Act's definition, "Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and diseases are...
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3.1 Getting Weighed
Weight gain can be a sign of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, reproductive problems and many other conditions....
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Section 36.208(c) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Mental Health....
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Assisted Living Directory - Alabama Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
Assisted Living Tidbits: Parkinson’s Disease and Assisted Living – are the related?...
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Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY) - New York and Kew Gardens, NY
CIDNY speaks for everyone who lives with a disability, whether it came at birth, by injury, disease, or during the process of aging. Together, we educate the public....
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Section 1630.2(j)(4) Condition, Manner, or Duration
Thus, the condition or manner under which someone with coronary artery disease performs the major life activity of walking would be substantially limiting if the individual experiences shortness...
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Section 1630.2(j)(3) Predictable Assessments
cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, intellectual and developmental disabilities”); id. at n.6 (citing cases also finding that cerebral palsy, hearing impairments, mental retardation, heart disease...
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Major life activities
To summarize, major life activities include certain acts a person does (such as hearing, speaking, lifting) and a person’s bodily functions (such as lung disease that affects a person’...
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Tips for Weighing People Using an Accessible Scale
It is well documented that weight gain and obesity can be linked to: Cardiovascular Disease; High Blood Pressure; Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels and Lipid Levels;...
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II-5.1000 General
Students, however, who currently do not have a disability may become individuals with disabilities through, for example, accidents or disease....
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Whether the definition of "wheelchair'' includes the Segway® PT. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
PT in the definition of ‘‘wheelchair'' were that the Segway® PT is well-suited for individuals with particular conditions that affect mobility including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease...
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B. Legal foundation for Web accessibility
myriad of websites that provide information about causes, risk factors, complications, test and diagnosis, treatment and drugs, prevention, and alternative therapies for just about any disease...
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More Questions and Answers About the ADA
The legislative history indicates that Congress intended the ADA to protect persons with AIDS and HIV disease from discrimination....
