The ADA simply requires that an individual with a disability's qualifications for a job are evaluated in relation to its essential functions....
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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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Changing Essential Job Functions
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Shared Use Path
A multi-use path designed primarily for use by bicyclists and pedestrians, including pedestrians with disabilities, for transportation and recreation purposes....
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4.4 Mammography Equipment
Women with mobility disabilities are significantly less likely to undergo mammography screening for breast cancer than are other women, and as disability severity increases the rates of...
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794) (hereinafter referred to as “Section 504”) prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities...
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23. Q: What types of modifications in law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures does the ADA require?
The ADA requires law enforcement agencies to make reasonable modifications in their policies, practices, and procedures that are necessary to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities...
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CURRICULUM
The variety of options allows children with disabilities to choose activities of interest which increases their participation (Porretta, 2010)....
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Acknowledgments
Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities....
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A. Medical equipment and furniture
Medical equipment and furniture Without accessible medical examination tables, dental chairs, radiological diagnostic equipment, scales, and rehabilitation equipment, individuals with disabilities...
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Equivalent Facilitation [§103]
solution is “equivalent” involves considerations as to whether it is just as, if not more, effective in terms of accessibility, usability, convenience, and reliability for people with disabilities...
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General Substantive Requirements of the New Construction Provisions (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The phrase "readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities'' is a term that, in slightly varied formulations, has been used in the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968,...
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B. TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Jefferson Outpatient will ensure that individuals with disabilities are afforded equal access to its facilities and services....
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About This Tool Kit
They did not know how to review programs and policies for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). They asked us to help fill their knowledge gap....
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Specialized Customer Premises Equipment (Section-by-Section Analysis)
disabilities other than deafness who want to communicate with individuals who are deaf may find it difficult or impossible to find specialized customer premises equipment that they can...
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8.1 Excluded Populations Needing Future Attention
The numbers of children and youth under age 18 living with disabilities is growing and will continue rising in coming decades....
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Wild animals, monkeys, and other nonhuman primates. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The organization argued that including capuchin monkeys under the service animal umbrella would make it easier for individuals with disabilities to obtain reasonable modifications of State...
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III-7.3110 Work areas
The requirement for work areas is that they be designed so that individuals with disabilities can approach, enter, and exit the areas....
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1. Faucets
Faucets: Faucet handles or controls need to be usable with one loosely closed fist, because some people with disabilities can use only one hand and cannot grasp or twist faucets....
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Sec.36.307(b)
(b) A public accommodation shall order accessible or special goods at the request of an individual with disabilities, if, in the normal course of its operation, it makes special orders on...
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12101(a)(9)
(9) the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis and to pursue those opportunities...
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§382.29(b)(2)
(2) A passenger who, because of a mental disability, is unable to comprehend or respond appropriately to safety instructions from carrier personnel, including the safety briefing required...
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9.3 What Can an Employer Do to Avoid Increased Workers' Compensation Costs and Comply With the ADA?
The ADA allows an employer to take reasonable steps to avoid increased workers' compensation liability while protecting persons with disabilities against exclusion from jobs they can safely...
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§382.87(c)
(c) If a passenger's disability results in involuntary active behavior that would result in the person properly being refused transportation under §382.19, and the passenger could be transported...
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FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE NATURE OF… {35.130}
OF… {35.130} “A public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability...
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§ 36.302(e)(1)
(1) Modify its policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that individuals with disabilities can make reservations, including reservations made by telephone, in-person, or through a third...