Nearly two decades have passed since promulgation of the existing 508 Standards. Since that time, the types of—and uses for—electronic documents and other content have grown...
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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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1. Evolving Approach to Covered Electronic Content
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§1630.14 Medical examinations and inquiries specifically permitted.
[56 FR 35734, July 26, 1991, as amended at 81 FR 31139, May 17, 2016]
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Sections 35.108(d)(1) and 36.105(d)(1)—Substantially Limits
Sections 35.108(d)(1) and 36.105(d)(1)—Substantially Limits Overview. The ADA as amended directs that the term ‘‘substantially limits’’ shall be ‘‘interpreted consistently with...
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III. "Individuals with Disabilities"
The Americans with Disabilities Act provides comprehensive civil rights protections for "individuals with disabilities". ...
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I’m deaf ...Do the airlines have to provide me with such information as schedule changes, gate changes, etc.?
Persons who are unable to obtain this information from the audio or visual systems used by carriers may have to advise the carrier about the nature of their disability, at which point the...
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2.3(a) Identifying the Essential Functions of a Job
2.3(a) Identifying the Essential Functions of a Job Sometimes it is necessary to identify the essential functions of a job in order to know whether an individual with a disability is...
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5.5(f) The Job Interview
feel more at ease in talking with people who have different disabilities....
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National Council on the Handicapped
rights, and disability rights are pervasive....
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Definition of Disability
The definition of disability has three parts. A person only has to meet one of the parts to be covered....
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Don’t tell me I can’t: disability in a modern world | Cheryl Stowe | TEDxFurmanU
After a devastating car crash left her in a wheelchair with an incomplete spinal cord injury, Cheryl Stowe tells how we can grow from our pain and be our own heroes. She even shows...
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QUESTION: WHAT CONSIDERATIONS APPLY TO PVOs’ OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO BOARDING AND DISEMBARKING FROM VESSELS?
39.83 QUESTION: WHAT CONSIDERATIONS APPLY TO PVOs’ OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO BOARDING AND DISEMBARKING FROM VESSELS?...
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19. Can an employer penalize an employee for work missed during leave taken as a reasonable accommodation?
An employee took five weeks of leave for treatment of his disability. The company cannot count those five weeks in determining whether to terminate this employee.(55) 53. Cf....
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Assistive listening systems
• Assistive listening systems that are easily and discreetly obtained along with ushers who speak distinctly and at proper volume provide great help for people who are beginning to...
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Vertical clearance and protruding objects
• Entrances and aisles with adequate head clearance and minimal projections into the path of travel result in easier navigation for people with lessened visual acuity or those who...
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Printed materials
• Printed programs, advertisements, and brochures with large, clear type, in high contrast colors on solid backgrounds on satin- or matte-finish paper are more legible for people...
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§104.33(a) General
(a) General. A recipient that operates a public elementary or secondary education program or activity shall provide a free appropriate public education to each qualified handicapped...
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Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide For People with Disabilities
CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR THOSE WITH: Mobility Disabilities • Blind or Low Vision • Deaf or Hard of hearing • Speech Disabilities • Cognitive Disabilities __________________________...
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Broad Coverage
The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 states that the definition of disability should be construed in favor of broad coverage of people to the maximum extent permitted by the law and generally...
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At your service. A 20 minute film. Engage customers with disabilities.
The Mid-Atlantic ADA Center has partnered with Storyline Motion Pictures (filmmakers of the critically acclaimed PBS documentary Lives Worth Living, and curators of the Disability Rights...
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At First Glance | Kurt Hoffman | TEDxVirginiaTech
In his talk, “At First Glance,” he will share his viewpoint on what it's like to be someone with a visible disability....
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What’s the difference between the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
QUESTION: What’s the difference between the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?...
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3. How can state and local governments’ employment service systems ensure that people with disabilities have access to competitive integrated employment?
A: Over the past three decades, integrated supported employment services have emerged as a leading model for enabling persons with disabilities to work in competitive integrated employment...
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8.2 Overview of Legal Obligations
8.2 Overview of Legal Obligations An individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs is not an "individual with a disability" when the employer acts on the basis...
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Review of the Film When I Walk
who wanted to learn more about MS and disabilities....
