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2010 ADA Definition
Qualified Reader: The final rule defines a ‘‘qualified reader'' to mean ‘‘a person who is able to read effectively, accurately, and impartially using any necessary specialized vocabulary.''
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2.2(b) Record of a Substantially Limiting Condition
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"Light Duty" Jobs
However, if an employer already has a vacant light duty position for which an injured worker is qualified, it might be a reasonable accommodation to reassign the worker to that position....
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Appendix C: Resources
tymeson.gart@uwlax.edu Personnel Preparation of Highly Qualified Adapted Physical Education Teachers in Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Robert Arnhold, Ph.D....
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Section 1630.16(f) Health Insurance, Life Insurance, and Other Benefit Plans
However, an employer or other covered entity cannot deny an individual with a disability who is qualified equal access to insurance or subject an individual with a disability who is qualified...
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Section 36.309 Examinations and Courses (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Generally, a testing entity should accept without further inquiry documentation provided by a qualified professional who has made an individualized assessment of the applicant. ...
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28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations)
Subtitle A protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination on the basis of disability in the services, programs, or activities of all State and local governments....
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General Provisions
The Supervisor shall not exclude qualified individuals with disabilities from participation in or deny them the benefits of the voting program or services, or subject them to discrimination...
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What kinds of treatments constitute maintenance rather than an alteration?
In some cases, the combination of several maintenance treatments occurring at or near the same time may qualify as an alteration and would trigger the obligation to provide curb ramps....
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7.5 Nondiscrimination and Opportunity for Advancement
In particular, an employer: should not assume that an individual is not interested in, or not qualified for, advancement because of disability; should not deny a promotion...
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS
ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, is a civil rights law guaranteeing equal opportunity to jobs for qualified...
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Q. Must employers be familiar with the many diverse types of disabilities to know whether or how to make a reasonable accommodation?
An employer is required to accommodate only a "known" disability of a qualified applicant or employee....
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General: ADA Standard Section 233.1
Section 233 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards on scoping requirements for residential facilities.
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ADA Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide: ADA Standard Section 2010
The complete guide to the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design with notes provided by national accessibility experts Evan Terry Associates
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11B-224.7.2 Multi-bedroom housing units with adaptable features
Access Board's Note to Reader: The Department of Justice’s ADA standards also require the following: Housing at a place of education. ...
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9. Is an employer required to provide the reasonable accommodation that the individual wants?
The attorney explains that a reader enables her to review substantial amounts of written materials in an efficient manner....
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Narrative description. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, a special reader head attached to the film projector can read a timecode track printed on the film, which then sends a signal using an infrared or FM transmitter to the theater...
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Purpose and function—missing the point
A description of an image in isolation from its context is not useful for a screen reader user....
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New Construction
Readers should become familiar with how the 2010 Standards modify the requirements in Chapter 2 and should not assume that by reading the provisions of Chapter 2 alone they will have all...
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Electronic Text (Advisory Guidance)
This will allow the reader to understand all of the documentation being presented. Replace bullets (·) with "*" or "-" and convert other extended ASCII characters into text....
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4.1 Introduction
The Act does not interfere with an employer's authority to establish appropriate job qualifications to hire people who can perform jobs effectively and safely, and to hire the best qualified...
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§ 382.43 Treatment of mobility aids and assistive devices
(c) Carriers shall not require qualified individuals with a disability to sign waivers of liability for damage to or loss of wheelchairs or other assistive devices....
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Service animals.
At the same time, some individuals with impairments--who would not be covered as qualified individuals with disabilities--are claiming that their animals are legitimate service animals,...
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Service Animal:
Any animal that is individually trained or able to provide assistance to a qualified person with a disability or any animal shown by documentation to be necessary for the emotional well...
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§8.24(b) Methods
In choosing among available methods for meeting the requirements of this section, the recipient shall give priority to those methods that offer programs and activities to qualified individuals...