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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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ARISE - Syracuse, Auburn, Chittenango, Fulton, Oneida, Oswego, and Pulaski, NY
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Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living (SEMCIL) - Rochester and Winona, MN
SEMCIL is a community-based, cross disability, non-residential, non-profit organization offering a variety of independent living services and supports for people with disabilities, including...
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Independence Unlimited - Hartford, CT
Vision: Independence Unlimited envisions a society that, by design and commitment, is barrier free and promotes the rights, value, and dignity of individuals with disabilities as fully...
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North Country Center for Independence (NCCI) - Plattsburgh, NY
policies and community understanding of disability issues. ...
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Placer Independent Resource Services - Auburn, CA
Placer Independent Resource Services (PIRS) advocates for the rights of people with disabilities, educates the community about disability issues, empowers and provides services to persons...
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Ability360 - Phoenix, AZ
– by, and for, people with disabilities – as a means to independence. ...
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Center for Accessible Materials Innovation (CAMI) by the Georgia Institute of Technology
Institute of Technology created the Center for Accessible Materials Innovation (CAMI) to develop creative solutions that will improve the retention and graduation rates of students with disabilities...
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Independent Living of Niagara County (ILNC) - Niagara Falls, NY
ILNC serves as a catalyst for individual and systems change, enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities while respecting diversity, and promoting choice and alternatives...
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The DC Center for Independent Living - Washington, DC
(DCCIL) is a nonprofit, community based, cross disability organization serving all citizens with disabilities of the District of Columbia....
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Taconic Resources for Independence (TRI) - Poughkeepsie, NY
Taconic Resources for Independence is the voice of people with disabilities and the disability rights movement in Dutchess County....
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Independence, Inc. - Minot, ND
Mission To advocate for the freedom of choice for individuals with disabilities to live independently through the removal of all barriers. ...
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Mid-Ohio Board for IL Environment, Inc. (MOBILE) - Columbus, OH
In 1980, The Mid-Ohio Board for an Independent Living Environment (MOBILE) “Disability Resource Center” was established by a group of disabled independent living advocates as a Center for...
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Liberty Resources, Inc - Philadelphia and Allentown, PA
Liberty Resources, Inc. is a non-profit, Consumer driven organization that advocates and promotes Independent Living for persons with disabilities....
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Independence Rising - Grand Island, NE
Nebraskans with disabilities are valued within their communities, have control over their own lives and have available the resources necessary to experience a life of quality....
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Stavros Center for Independent Living, Inc. - Amherst, Greenfield, Springfield, MA
As a grassroots disability advocacy organization, a self-empowerment model has directed the focus of our activities....
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New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL) - Albany, NY
philosophy both within the disability community and to the public....
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Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living (AACIL) - Ann Arbor, MI
The disability label. The people behind that disability label. Their accomplishments. And our organization. The Ann Arbor CIL is more than you might think. ...
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Self Reliance, Inc. - Tampa, FL
Our mission is to promote independence through empowering persons with disabilities and improving the communities in which we live....
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Mainstream Center for Independent Living - Little Rock, AR
Location: Little Rock, AR Welcome Mainstream is a non-profit, non-residential, consumer-driven Independent Living Resource Center for people with disabilities in central Arkansas....
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Center for Independent Living, Inc - Berkeley, Oakland, CA
Our Mission CIL provides services, support, and advocacy to enhance the rights and abilities of people with disabilities to actively participate in their communities and to live self-determined...
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Abilities in Motion (AIM) - Reading, PA
Abilities In Motion (“AIM”) is a non-profit Center for Independent Living whose purpose is to help individuals living with a disability to determine their own individual lifestyle from a...
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13. Does an employer have to provide a reasonable accommodation to an applicant with a disability even if it believes that it will be unable to provide this individual with a reasonable accommodation on the job?
An employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with a disability that will enable the individual to have an equal opportunity to participate in the application...
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Services for Independent Living (SIL) - Columbia, MO
Services for Independent Living (SIL) is a non-profit Center for Independent Living that promotes independence for persons with disabilities by following the Independent Living Philosophy...
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Resources for Independence (RFI) - Cumberland, MD
Centers for Independent Living are grassroots, advocacy driven organizations run by and for people with disabilities....
