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Search Results "Disability"
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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Easterseals Colorado
Our mission is to spread help, hope & answers For 91 years, Easterseals Colorado has been the indispensable resource for people and families challenged by today's disability....
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Easterseals New Jersey
Annually, over 7,000 individuals with disabilities and specific special needs in New Jersey receive services in our programs....
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Easterseals Central Ohio
Our Mission Since 1935, Easterseals Central Ohio has been creating life-changing solutions for individuals with disabilities and their families....
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Easterseals Western and Central Pennsylvania
Our Purpose To change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day....
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Easterseals Florida
Easterseals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives since 1919....
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Easterseals Nevada
Our Mission To create solutions that help people with disabilities become self-sufficient through education, community partnerships and direct services....
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Easterseals Midwest
Easterseals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs and their families live better lives for over 90 years....
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Easterseals Nebraska
Our Mission Easterseals Nebraska provides exceptional services to help ensure all people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to live, learn, work and play....
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Easterseals Michigan
Our Purpose Easterseals Michigan works to change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day....
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Easterseals Superior California
Our Mission Easterseals Superior California is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities by offering a wide range of services and leadership opportunities designed to encourage...
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Easterseals South Carolina
Our Mission Providing exceptional services to ensure children with disabilities or special needs have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities since 1934...
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National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
Welcome to the NARIC Web site, our gateway to an abundance of disability- and rehabilitation-oriented information organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users to...
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Equip for Equality
State Protection & Advocacy Systems serve as a legal advocate for people with disabilities and as an independent watchdog. ...
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Easterseals Alabama
Our mission is to spread help, hope & answers Easter Seals provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work...
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Easter Seals Serving DC | MD | VA
About Us Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities, military, veterans and their families,...
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Easterseals Oregon
Our Mission Easterseals Oregon provides exceptional services to ensure that children and adults with autism and other disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities...
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Easterseals Serving Southern Georgia and the Big Bend of Florida
Our Mission Easterseals Southern Georgia provides exceptional services to ensure that all people living with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities...
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Easterseals Coastal Fairfield County
Our Mission Easterseals Coastal Fairfield County, Connecticut provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal...
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Can I refuse to give medication to a child with a disability? A: No....
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Zero Project
The Zero Project, an initiative of the Essl Foundation, focuses on the rights of persons with disabilities globally....
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What should I do if my staff do not know how to help a person with a disability transfer or know what the ADA requires my office to do?
Q What should I do if my staff do not know how to help a person with a disability transfer or know what the ADA requires my office to do?...
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Easterseals Southeastern Pennsylvania
Easterseals Of Southeastern Pennsylvania History And Mission For more than 70 years, Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania has been helping people with disabilities gain greater independence...
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Easterseals Serving Greater Cincinnati
We offer more than 40 years of expertise in creating opportunities for people with disabilities and disadvantages to fully realize their potential....
