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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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Access to Independence - Escondiodo, San Diego, Calexico, CA
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Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania (CILCP) - Camp Hill, PA
Your Living Well with a Disability (LWWD) Provider and Advocacy Organization!...
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League of Human Dignity - Lincoln, Omaha, and Norfolk, NE
We at the League of Human Dignity are concerned with the rights and quality of life of people with disabilities....
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Independent Living, Inc. - Monticello, Newburgh, Middletown, NY
Since 1987, Independent Living, Inc. has served as a common voice for persons with disabilities living in our community....
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Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP) - Cleveland, OH
CILs are non-residential places of action and coalition where persons with disabilities learn and develop necessary skills, empowering them to make their own life choices....
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Voices for Independence (VFI) - Erie, PA
They wanted to provide independent living supports and services that are consumer driven, and responsive to and respectful of people with disabilities....
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Utah Independent Living Center (UILC) -Salt Lake City, UT
Staff members with disabilities play an important role in the delivery of independent living services....
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ADA Legacy Project
The mission of The ADA Legacy Project is to honor the contributions of people with disabilities and their allies by: preserving the history of the disability rights movement; celebrating...
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Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL) - Warwick, RI
OSCIL is a designated location for “The Point,” RI’s Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC), offering information on disability resources as well as being a satellite walk-in site...
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Southwest Center for Independent Living (SCIL) - Springfield, MO
Who We Serve SCIL serves all persons with disabilities regardless of gender, age, race, income or disability type and offers services in these southwest Missouri counties: Christian,...
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Progess Center for Independent Living - Forest Park, Blue Island, IL
Progress Center is a: Community-based, non-profit, non residential, service and advocacy organization, operated for people with disabilities...
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MOCEANS Center for Independent Living, Inc. - Long Branch and Toms River, NJ
We are a private 501c3 nonprofit promoting the civil rights and inclusion of all people with disabilities since 1989. ...
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Tri Lakes Center for Independent Living (TLCIL) - Saranac Lake, NY
Incorporated in 2006, the Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living serves people with disabilities and their families, as well as businesses and organizations in Tri-Lakes Region of Upstate...
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Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) - Montpelier, Burlington, Morrisville, Bennington, Brattleboro, Newport, and Rutland, VT
of Vermonters with disabilities....
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AccessAbility
AccessAbility promotes the full integration of people with disabilities in their communities. We strive to empower people with disabilities to realize their full potential. ...
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Empower TN - Nashville, TN
Our Mission We promote opportunities for people with disabilities to strive for greater independence....
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ACCESS to Independence, Inc. - Madison, WI
Madison, WI ACCESS to Independence, Inc. is a non-profit, consumer controlled Independent Living Center (ILC) that provides an array of services to people of all ages with all types of disabilities...
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June Kailes
June Isaacson Kailes, (www.jik.com) is a Disability Policy Consultant and the Associate Director and Adjunct Associate Professor at Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy ...
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Independence Associates, Inc. (IA) - East Bridgewater, MA
Living independently is about dignity, freedom and overcoming the barriers which still exist today for persons with disabilities....
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Progressive Center for Independent Living, Inc., (PCIL) - Hamilton, NJ
PCIL was founded by individuals with disabilities and family members of people with disabilities, in Ewing, New Jersey in 1996. ...
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Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE), Inc. - Savannah, GA
CILs are service and advocacy organizations run by and for people with disabilities. We focus on civil rights, the independent living philosophy, and inclusion....
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Lake County Center for Independent Living (LCCIL) - Mundelein, IL
Who We Are Lake County Center for Independent Living, serving Lake and McHenry counties, is a not-for-profit, disability rights organization....
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Alliance Center for Independence (ACI) - Edison, NJ
The Alliance Center for Independence (ACI) recognizes disability as a natural and beautiful part of human diversity....
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Rockland Independent Living Center (RILC) - New City, NY
Rockland Independent Living Center is a New City-based consumer-directed, cross-disability advocacy and service organization dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to exert independence...
