Examples of Disabilities Supported
Listed below are examples of disabilities and the reasonable accommodations that may be available for such disabilities.An "individual with a disability" is someone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities as defined by the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. A person is considered to be a person with a disability if he/she has the disability, has a record of the disability, or is regarded as having the disability.
- "Physical or mental impairment" means 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, genito-urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin and endocrine; "mental impairment" means any psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.
- "Substantially limits" means unable to perform a major life activity or significantly restricted as to the condition, manner, or duration under which a major life activity can be performed, in comparison to the average person or to most people; the availability of some mitigating measure (such as a hearing aid for someone with a hearing loss that brings hearing acuity within normal limits) is not to be considered when determining if the disability substantially limits the individual.
- "Major life activity" means functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
