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II. Reservations, Understandings, and Declarations
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§35.130(b)(6) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (b)(6) prohibits the public entity from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the granting of licenses or certification....
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C. Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability....
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Application
Individuals with disabilities must be treated on a case-by-case basis consistent with facts and objective evidence.20 Persons with disabilities may not be treated on the basis of generalizations...
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Physical and Mental Qualification Standards
However, as with other job qualification standards, if a physical or mental qualification standard screens out an individual with a disability or a class of individuals with disabilities...
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II-3.7200 Licensing
A public entity may not discriminate on the basis of disability in its licensing, certification, and regulatory activities....
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Two: Does the impairment limit any major life activities?
An impairment cannot be a disability unless it limits something, and that something is one or more major life activities....
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§27.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to carry out the intent of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) as amended, to the end that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability...
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Types of Maximum Leave Policies
Employees with disabilities are not exempt from these policies as a general rule....
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Grass Roots Activism
People with disabilities had the same desire to fly....
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§ 35.108 Definition of ‘‘disability.’’
the definition of ‘‘disability.’’...
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Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care - The Care Coordination Relationship
This is the third webinar in Webinar Series #1, "Leading Healthcare Practices and Training: Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care". ...
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Introduction
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Expanding Your Market: Accessible Customer Service Practices for Hotel and Lodging Guests with Disabilities
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section...
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) Section 504 prohibits disability discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities by recipients of Federal financial...
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§382.133 What are the requirements concerning the evaluation and use of passenger-supplied electronic devices that assist passengers with respiration in the cabin during flight?
[Doc. No. FAA-2014-0554, 81 FR 33120, May 24, 2016]
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4. UNDERSTANDING, REMEMBERING, LEARNING, COMMUNICATING
Difficulty with: Thinking of right words Putting thoughts together Following directions Speaking clearly Patient will need a family...
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4. Q: But to limit the police department's liability, I need to get a medical approval that it's o.k. for a job applicant to take the physical fitness test. Doesn't the ADA create a catch-22 for police departments?
A: No, the ADA's prohibition on medical exams does not make it illegal for a police department to ask an applicant to provide a certification from a doctor that he or she can safely...
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Tips for Communicating with Individuals with Speech Impairments
If you do not understand something the individual says, do not pretend that you do. Ask the individual to repeat what he or she said and then repeat it back. Be...
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Tips for Communicating with Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Speak to the individual when you approach him or her. State clearly who you are; speak in a normal tone of voice. When conversing in a group, remember to...
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16. If, as a reasonable accommodation, an employer restructures an employee's job to eliminate some marginal functions, may the employer require the employee to take on other marginal functions that s/he can perform?
Yes. An employer may switch the marginal functions of two (or more) employees in order to restructure a job as a reasonable accommodation. Example: A cleaning crew works in an...
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More Information on Emergency Planning
What? Information you can use to strengthen your emergency planning and to protect: Your family, Your health, Your safety, Your independence,...
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Emergency Health Information
*** View and download a blank Emergency Health Information sheet here. *** It’s good practice to carry emergency health information containing your critical health information and...
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Sample Emergency Health Information
*** View and download the Sample Emergency Health Information sheet here. ***