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Sections 35.108(b) and 36.105(b)—Physical or Mental Impairment
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§ 36.105(b)(2) Physical or mental impairment includes
visual, speech and hearing impairments, and cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, intellectual disability, emotional illness, dyslexia...
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§ 35.108(b)(2) Physical or mental impairment includes
visual, speech, and hearing impairments, and cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, intellectual disability, emotional illness, dyslexia...
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2. Accommodation in testing
For example: A person with dyslexia should be given an opportunity to take a written test orally, if the dyslexia seriously impairs the individual's ability to read....
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a. Tests and Examinations
For example: An applicant who has dyslexia, which causes difficulty in reading, should be given an oral rather than a written test, unless reading is an essential function of the job....
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2.1(a)(i) A Physical or Mental Impairment
For example: A person who cannot read due to dyslexia is an individual with a disability because dyslexia, which is a learning disability, is an impairment....
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Section 1630.11 Administration of Tests
example, it would be unlawful to administer a written employment test to an individual who has informed the employer, prior to the administration of the test, that he is disabled with dyslexia...
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1. If a test screens out or tends to screen out an individual with a disability or a class of such individuals on the basis of disability, it must be job-related and consistent with business necessity
For example, a standardized test used for a job as a heavy equipment operator might screen out a person with dyslexia or other learning disability who was able to perform all functions of...
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Section 1630.2(j)(1)(v) Scientific, Medical, or Statistical Analysis Not Required, But Permissible When Appropriate
Individuals diagnosed with dyslexia or other learning disabilities will typically be substantially limited in performing activities such as learning, reading, and thinking when compared...
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Major life activities
whether the student performs well academically, and the student may need special education or related aids and services because of this disability.17 For example, a student who has dyslexia...
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3. Handicapped person
Paragraph (15) of section 602 uses the term “specific learning disabilities” to describe such conditions as perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental...
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Bullying and Harassment
student by another student (peer-on-peer) on the basis of his or her disability may take many forms, such as a student remarking out loud to other students during class that a student with dyslexia...
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III-4.6100 Examinations
ILLUSTRATION: A testing service may be required to provide individuals with dyslexia with more time to complete an examination....
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Section 1630.2(j)(4) Condition, Manner, or Duration
Because specific learning disabilities are neurologically-based impairments, the process of reading for an individual with a reading disability (e.g. dyslexia) is word-by-word, and otherwise...
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DISABILITY
visual, speech, and hearing impairments, and cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, intellectual disability, emotional illness, dyslexia...
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Emphasis on Limitations Instead of Outcomes
., dyslexia) is word-by-word, and otherwise cumbersome, painful, deliberate and slow—throughout life....
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§ 35.108 Definition of ‘‘disability.’’
visual, speech, and hearing impairments, and cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, intellectual disability, emotional illness, dyslexia...
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§ 36.105 Definition of ‘‘disability.’’
visual, speech and hearing impairments, and cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, intellectual disability, emotional illness, dyslexia...
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DISABILITY
visual, speech, and hearing impairments, and cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, intellectual disability, emotional illness, dyslexia...
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Sections 35.108(d)(2) and 36.105(d)(2)—Predictable Assessments
Others recommended that some specific types of specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, and slowed processing speed should be referenced as...
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Section 36.309 Examinations and Courses (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This is particularly true for adults with, for example, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, a persistent condition without the need for retesting once the diagnosis has been established...