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Search Results "Disability"
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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CASI California Survey Reports Acceptance Criteria - Equivalent Facilitation AC 01-12
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BACKGROUND
a compliance review of polling places under the jurisdiction of the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, Illinois (the "Board") under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities...
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Granting Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
As noted above, requests for leave related to disability can often fall under existing employer policies....
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Section 36.208 Direct Threat (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters representing individuals with disabilities generally supported this provision, but suggested revisions to further limit its application....
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B. Legal foundation for equipment and furniture coverage
Legal foundation for equipment and furniture coverage The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all services, programs, and activities offered by public entities...
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Section 1630.2(l) Regarded as Substantially Limited in a Major Life Activity
disabilities are often just as disabling as actual impairments, and [its] corresponding desire to prohibit discrimination founded on such perceptions.” 2008 Senate Statement of Managers...
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II-8.2000 Self-evaluation
Where equipment is used as part of a public entity's program, activity, or service, an assessment should be made to ensure that the equipment is usable by individuals with disabilities,...
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3. Service Animals
an animal trained to provide assistance to a person because of a disability....
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Whether the definition of "wheelchair'' includes the Segway® PT. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The fact that the Segway® PT is not designed primarily for use by individuals with disabilities, nor used primarily by persons with disabilities, complicates the question of to what extent...
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ADA Compliance Motivators & Strategies
One hospital decided that they were spending too much money on workmen's compensation and disability benefits....
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Small Business Accessibility: BigBell
Disability Access for Small Businesses; product information for BigBell wireless door alert system....
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§ 36.301(b) Safety
Safety requirements must be based on actual risks and not on mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals with disabilities....
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§ 36.302(f)(2)(ii)
(ii) Identify and describe the features of available accessible seating in enough detail to reasonably permit an individual with a disability to assess independently whether a given accessible...
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Sec.36.301(b) Safety
Safety requirements must be based on actual risks and not on mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals with disabilities....
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§382.10(c)(2)
are proposing to use in place of compliance with the provision of this part that you cite, and an explanation of how it provides substantially equivalent accessibility to passengers with disabilities...
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§382.63(a)(3)
(3) The lavatory shall provide door locks, accessible call buttons, grab bars, faucets and other controls, and dispensers usable by qualified individuals with a disability, including wheelchair...
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§382.99(c)
(c) For foreign carriers, the agreement with a U.S. airport must provide that all actions necessary to ensure accessible boarding and deplaning for passengers with a disability are completed...
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Check-Out Aisles and Sales and Service Counters
Queues and waiting lines serving counters or check-out aisles, including those for food service, must be accessible to individuals with disabilities....
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§382.155(d)
(d) As a carrier, you must make a dispositive written response to a written disability complaint within 30 days of its receipt....
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§382.43(c)(4)
(4) You must assist prospective passengers who indicate that they are unable to use your Web site due to a disability and contact you through other channels (e.g., by telephone or at the...
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§382.45(b)(1)
(1) For calls made from within the United States, by telephone via the Toll-Free Hotline for Air Travelers with Disabilities at 1-800-778-4838 (voice) or 1-800-455-9880 (TTY),...
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§382.31(a)
otherwise provided in this part you must not, as a carrier, impose charges for providing facilities, equipment, or services that this rule requires to be provided to passengers with a disability...
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12112(b)(5)(B)
(B) denying employment opportunities to a job applicant or employee who is an otherwise qualified individual with a disability, if such denial is based on the need of such covered entity...
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5. Q: Recently a job applicant for a police officer's job came into the police department with fingers that were visibly impaired. The police department required that he demonstrate that he could pull the trigger on the police issue firearm and reload it before a conditional job offer was made. Did this violate the ADA?
If an individual has a "known" disability that would reasonably appear to interfere with or prevent performance of job functions, that person may be asked to demonstrate how these functions...
