The Department, together with the other Federal agencies responsible for the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of disability, recognizes the...
Search Results "Individual with a Disability"
2010 ADA Definition
Individual with a Disability: Individual with a disability means a person who has a disability. The term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the private entity acts on the basis of such use.
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§35.140 Employment Discrimination Prohibited
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THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED...
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Sections §§ 35.108(d)(1)(vii) and 36.105(d)(1)(vii)—Comparison of Individual’s Performance of Major Life Activity Usually Will Not Require Scientific, Medical, or Statistical Analysis
These rules of construction reflect Congress’s rejection of the demanding standards of proof imposed upon individuals with disabilities who tried to assert coverage under the ADA prior to...
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I. Executive Summary
Congress’s intent to restore the broad scope of the ADA by making it easier for an individual to establish that he or she has a disability....
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APPENDIX I: Tips for Air Travelers with Disabilities
APPENDIX I Tips for Air Travelers with Disabilities There are some commonly used accommodations, facilities, and services that carriers are required to make available to passengers...
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Sec. 12102. Definition of disability. [Section 3]
As used in this Act:
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Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care - The Individualized Plan of Care
This is the fifth webinar in Webinar Series #1, "Leading Healthcare Practices and Training: Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care". ...
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Interacting with People with Physical Disabilities
Mobility and physical disabilities also fall along a continuum, from people who have mild to significant limitations which can limit movement, strength, and endurance....
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The Market Case for Accessible Events, Meetings and Conferences
Department of Labor estimates that individuals with disabilities control more than $200 billion in discretionary spending, this figure is likely much less than the true market power of all...
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A Note on Language and Terms
People with disabilities, disability rights activists, service providers, health care providers, writers, reporters, editors, educators and supporters must become aware of the power of language...
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Introduction
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Section 35.130 General Prohibitions Against Discrimination (Section-by-Section Analysis)
ETA Editor's Note This section has no content in the original document.
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§ 35.130 General prohibitions against discrimination
§ 35.130 General prohibitions against discrimination.
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‘‘Disability.’’
The use of the term ‘‘disability’’ instead of ‘‘handicap’’ and the term ‘‘individual with a disability’’ instead of ‘‘individual with handicaps’’ represents an effort by Congress to make...
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Section 1630.13(b) Examination or Inquiry of Employees
Section 1630.13(b) Examination or Inquiry of Employees The purpose of this provision is to prevent the administration to employees of medical tests or inquiries that do not...
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Integration of inmates and detainees with disabilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.152(b)(2) would require public entities to ensure that inmates or detainees with disabilities are housed in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual...
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§1630.2(g)(3)
(3) Where an individual is not challenging a covered entity's failure to make reasonable accommodations and does not require a reasonable accommodation, it is generally unnecessary to proceed...
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§ 35.101(b) Broad coverage
attention in cases brought under the ADA should be whether entities covered under the ADA have complied with their obligations and whether discrimination has occurred, not whether the individual...
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What Works on NBC: Giving the Gift of Golf to Wounded Warriors
From NBC Nightly News, Thursday, June 14, 2007, reported by Roger O'Neil: News story about a Pro golfer, Jim Estes, who is helping wounded war veterans. Estes is providing free golf...
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Integration of inmates and detainees with disabilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Integration of inmates and detainees with disabilities....
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12101(a)(1)
(1) some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities, and this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older;...
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Chapter 6 BUILDING AN EVACUATION PLAN FOR A PERSON WITH A COGNITIVE DISABILITY
A cognitive disability prevents a person from using or accessing building features due to an inability to process or understand the information necessary to use the features....
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Accommodating Employees with Hearing Disabilities
with disabilities to enjoy equal employment opportunities unless doing so would be an undue hardship (that is, a significant difficulty or expense)....
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Audio Description (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The primary goals of the ADA are to assure equality of opportunity and full access and participation in our society for individuals with disabilities. 42 U.S.C. 12101. ...
