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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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Are the ADA spaces ADA-only? Vans only in Van accessible spaces?
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Physical Barriers
People with disabilities may find it difficult to access their health care provider because of the physical space or architecture of the medical office....
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PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY {Subpart D}
PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY {Subpart D} “Except as otherwise provided for in (existing facilities), no qualified individual with a disability shall, because a public entity’s facilities are...
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18. Q: Must we admit children with mental retardation and include them in all center activities?
If other children are included in group sings or on playground expeditions, children with disabilities should be included as well....
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E. Beds in nursing homes and other care facilities
and other care facilities Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other care facilities may have beds that are too high or too low, which can be a problem for individuals with disabilities...
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Workforce Recruitment Program
Workforce Recruitment Program ________________________________________________________________ 1995 The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) for College Students with Disabilities...
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E. Reservations
policy will be that when booking accessible cabins, Atlantis will hold available accessible cabins until those cabins are the last cabins booked, unless they are booked by a person with a disability...
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Additions—Section 202.2 of the 2010 Standards
Section 202.2 of the 2010 Standards contains scoping requirements which may, in certain situations, afford less accessibility for individuals with disabilities than is currently provided...
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Ground Level Play Components: ADA Standard Section 240.2.1
Section 240.2.1 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for ground level play components.
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11B-240.2.1 Ground level play components
Ground level play components accessed by children with disabilities must be integrated into the play area....
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11B-240.2.1 Ground level play components
Ground level play components accessed by children with disabilities must be integrated into the play area....
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§382.23(b)(1)
(1) You may require a medical certificate for a passenger with a disability—...
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1630.3(e)
(e) Homosexuality and bisexuality are not impairments and so are not disabilities as defied in this part....
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12188(b)(2)(A)(iii)
(iii) making facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;...
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Sec.36.504(a)(1)(iii)
(iii) Making facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;...
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§ 36.504(a)(1)(iii)
(iii) Making facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;...
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§1630.3(e)
(e) Homosexuality and bisexuality are not impairments and so are not disabilities as defined in this part....
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§ 37.207(a)
(a) Deny transportation to passengers with disabilities, except as provided in §37.5(h);...
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§ 37.5(e)
(e) An entity shall not require that an individual with disabilities be accompanied by an attendant....
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ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
[DSA-AC & HCD 1-AC] A continuous unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces of an accessible site, building or facility that can be negotiated by a person with a disability...
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7.8 Compensation
7.8 Compensation An employer cannot reduce pay to an employee with a disability because of the elimination of a marginal job function or because it has provided a reasonable accommodation...
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§382.157(h)
(h) Carriers that do not submit their data via the Web shall use the disability-related complaint data form specified in appendix A to this part when filing their annual report summarizing...
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12206(a)(2) Publication of plan
--The Attorney General may obtain the assistance of other Federal agencies in carrying out subsection (a), including the National Council on Disability, the Presidents Committee on Employment...
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(6) the City's Uniform Physical Access Strategy
(6) the City's UPhAS [Uniform Physical Access Strategy], which adopts a policy of leaving disability access barriers that limit program access in place until major modernizations are performed...