10.2 Overview of Enforcement Provisions A job applicant or employee who believes s/he has been discriminated against on the basis of disability in employment by a private, state...
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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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10.2 Overview of Enforcement Provisions
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§ 36.311(b)(1) Use of other power-driven mobility devices
public accommodation shall make reasonable modifications in its policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of other power-driven mobility devices by individuals with mobility disabilities...
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Sections 35.108(e) and 36.105(e)—Has a Record of Such an Impairment
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Employment Today - Chapter 5 - Medical Inquiries
Employment Today - Chapter 5 - Medical Inquiries (by the California Department of Rehabilitation)
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO DJ # 205-49-24
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Tips for Weighing People Using an Accessible Scale
By June Isaacson Kailes, Associate Director Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California Update - 12.30.16...
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2. May an employer ask a job applicant whether he has or had a hearing impairment or about his treatment related to any hearing impairment prior to making a job offer?
. § 60-741.42, a regulation issued by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), to invite applicants to voluntarily self-identify as persons with disabilities for affirmative...
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Appendix to 29 CFR Part 1630—Interpretive Guidance on Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act
Appendix to 29 CFR Part 1630—Interpretive Guidance on Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act [56 FR 35734, July 26, 1991, as amended at 65 FR 36327, June 8, 2000; 76 FR 17003,...
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Athletics and Extracurricular Activities
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Communication after an Employee Requests Leave
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United States of America v. State of Florida - Final Order of Dismissal
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3. Does My Client Need to Have a Particular Condition to Get a Reasonable Accommodation?
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2. IMPROVING PHYSICAL ACCESS
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B. Adoption and Implementation of ADA Accessibility Policy
., ADA Accessibility Policy), in a format accessible to persons with disabilities....
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Section 1630.14(b) Employment Entrance Examination
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DREDF: Part 2 Barriers to Healthcare-Attitudes
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§382.81 For which passengers must carriers make seating accommodations?
As a carrier, you must provide the following seating accommodations to the following passengers on request, if the passenger self-identifies to you as having a disability specified in this...
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CHAPTER 2. BASIC REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ADA, SECTION 504, AND THE ACAA.
CHAPTER 2. BASIC REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ADA, SECTION 504, AND THE ACAA.
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382.155 How must carriers respond to written complaints?
382.155 How must carriers respond to written complaints? CROs are to promptly take action to resolve complaints made to them. In some cases, CROs can take quick action to prevent a...
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Section 36.302 Modifications in Policies, Practices, or Procedures (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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§382.155 How must carriers respond to written complaints?
[Doc. No. DOT-OST-2004-19482, 73 FR 27665, May 13, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 44887, July 30, 2010]
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§382.153 What actions do CROs take on complaints?
[Doc. No. DOT-OST-2004-19482, 73 FR 27665, May 13, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 44887, July 30, 2010] When a complaint is made directly to a CRO for a carrier providing service using...
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§382.151 What are the requirements for providing Complaints Resolution Officials?
[Doc. No. DOT-OST-2004-19482, 73 FR 27665, May 13, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 11472, Mar. 18, 2009; 75 FR 44887, July 30, 2010]
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382.153 What actions do CROs take on complaints?
382.153 What actions do CROs take on complaints? ETA Editor's Note This section has no content in the original document.
