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What is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the person and major life activities?
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What does currently disabled mean?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a disabled individual is a person who: has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment; and lastly, is regarded to have such impairment.
What are the types of disabilities?
Under the ADA a disability is a physical/mental impairment that significantly limits one or more of your major life activities and have a record of your impairment.
To be considered an individual with disablity a person must satisfy at least one of the choices below except?
Has undue hardship due to medical expenses and limited employment prospects
What does the ADA protect?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, with regard to hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, etc. This includes discrimination by private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions. An individual with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, or has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. Under this act, employers are required to make reasonable accommodation to the known disability of a qualified applicant if it would not impose "undue hardship" on the operation of the business.
Who is a handicapped person?
A handicapped person is an individual with a physical or mental condition that substantially limits their ability to perform everyday tasks. This can include mobility impairments, sensory impairments, intellectual disabilities, or mental health conditions.
What is disability?
A disabled ignition means a car or lawnmower will not start. There will need to be repairs made to enable the ignition to work.
What places important limits on the discretionary activities of individual officers?
Professionalism
What values can you gain from physical exercises or activities?
what are the health benefits of exercise and physical activities
Is there a limlit on use of headerfiles in a program?
No. The only limits are physical limits imposed by the hardware (memory constraints).
Do people get faster in activities through practice?
Yes if you try and push your limits.
What does the legal concept of 'pain and suffering' refer to?
Pain and suffering often refers to the physical and mental distress suffered from an injury. Pain and suffering examples are, temporary and permanent limits on physical activities, pain and aches, depression. Which is damaging to oneself from another whether it be negligence or an intentional attack.
Do you qualify for a service dog?
There are several qualifications to having a service dog. 1. You must be disabled. Under ADA, an individual with a disability is a person who: (1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; OR (2) has a record of such an impairment; OR (3) is regarded as having such an impairment. 2. Your dog must be very good with basic obedience and be able to pass a Canine Good Citizen test or similar. 3. Your must be able to pass a Public Access Test (PAT) to show that they can behave in public and not bark at skateboards, vacuum up the floor, etc. These are available at www.iaadp.org and other service dog websites. They can be administered by a dog trainer (more qualified) or by a friend(less qualified). 4. Very important-your dog must be specially task-trained to mitigate your disability. A list of tasks can be found at www.iaadp.org but it is not an exhaustive list. Giving comfort and kisses are not tasks, these are natural things dogs do. Tasks may include guiding the blind, alerting the deaf to noises, mobility work, alerting to blood sugar drops, picking up items, pulling a wheelchair, alerting to panic attacks and many more.
