qualifying as disabled,” and that to be substantially limited in performing a major life activity under the ADA “an individual must have an impairment that prevents or severely restricts...
Search Results "Substantial Impairment"
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Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
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Multiple chemical sensitivities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In order to be viewed as a disability under the ADA, an impairment must substantially limit one or more major life activities....
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Multiple chemical sensitivities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In order to be viewed as a disability under the ADA, an impairment must substantially limit one or more major life activities....
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12101(a)(6)
§ 2, Sept. 25, 2008, 122 Stat. 3553, provided that: (6) as a result of these Supreme Court cases, lower courts have incorrectly found in individual cases that people with a range of substantially...
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2. Who is considered a person with a disability under Title II of the ADA and Section 504?
Answer: The ADA and Section 504 protect the rights of individuals with disabilities.40 A “disability” is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life...
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Q9: How can a school district meet its obligation, as described in the Section 504 regulation, to evaluate students to determine the need for special education or related services consistent with the Amendments Act?
Additionally, the Committee on Education and Labor in the House of Representatives cautioned that "an individual with an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity should...
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12101(b)(2)
., 527 U.S. 471 (1999) and its companion cases that whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity is to be determined with reference to the ameliorative effects of mitigating...
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Q: Can PSAPs rely on State relay services to answer emergency calls from persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech impairments?
Q: Can PSAPs rely on State relay services to answer emergency calls from persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech impairments? A: No....
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National Technical Assistance Center on Blindness and Visual Impairment
The National Technical Assistance Center on Blindness and Visual Impairment (NTAC-BVI) is the place to go to get information about hiring, retaining and promoting your employees who have...
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Introduction
In the original ADA, Congress defined “disability” as (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of an individual; (2) a record of such...
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8. Are there situations in which an employer cannot ask for documentation in response to a request for reasonable accommodation?
documentation when: (1) both the disability and the need for reasonable accommodation are obvious, or (2) the individual has already provided the employer with sufficient information to substantiate...
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Successful Placement of the Older Consumer with Visual Impairment
Low Vision at Mississippi State University is offering an on-line continuing education course for rehabilitation professionals: "Successful Placement of the Older Consumer with Visual Impairment...
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III-4.3100 General
This obligation extends only to individuals with disabilities who have physical or mental impairments, such as vision, hearing, or speech impairments, that substantially limit the ability...
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What types of communication aids and services would a public accommodation be required to provide to persons with HIV or AIDS?
Thus, if a person with HIV or AIDS has an impairment—such as a vision, hearing, or speech impairment—that substantially limits his or her ability to communicate, the public accommodation...
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CURB CUT
[DSA-AC] An interruption of a curb at a pedestrian way, which separates surfaces that are substantially at the same elevation....
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CURB CUT
[DSA-AC] An interruption of a curb at a pedestrian way, which separates surfaces that are substantially at the same elevation....
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BACKGROUND
Epilepsy is a physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, including neurological functions during a seizure. ...
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Supporting Students with Hearing Impairments: Tools, Technology and Key Resources
Today’s wide range of tools, devices and systems can help students with hearing impairments thrive in an educational setting....
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Section 1630.2(i) Major Life Activities
that can be substantially limiting”)....
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12101(b)(5)
Williams, 534 U.S. 184 (2002) for "substantially limits", and applied by lower courts in numerous decisions, has created an inappropriately high level of limitation necessary to obtain coverage...
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A4.3.1(1) Travel Distances
Many people with mobility impairments can move at only very slow speeds; for many, traveling 200 ft (61 m) could take about 2 minutes....
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INTRODUCTION
Individuals with mobility impairments have disabilities within the meaning of the ADA because those impairments substantially limit one or more major life activities of such individuals,...
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Visual Detection of Detectable Warning Materials by Pedestrians with Visual Impairments - Final Report
(Task Order 18 under Project DTFH61-01-C-00049) Authors: James Jenness & Jeremiah Singer May 24, 2006 Prepared for: Federal Highway Administration Washington,...
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Section 1630.2(j)(1)(v) Scientific, Medical, or Statistical Analysis Not Required, But Permissible When Appropriate
The term “average person in the general population,” as the basis of comparison for determining whether an individual's impairment substantially limits a major life activity, has been changed...
