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Characteristics That Are Not Impairments Under ADA While quite broad, the term ''physical or mental impairment'' is not all-encompassing. The term cannot ''be divorced from its dictionary and common sense connotation of a diminution in... EEOC Definition of Disability The starting point for analyzing the definition of ''disability'' is the phrase ''physical or mental impairment.'' The EEOC's ADA regulations provide that a ''physical or mental impairment''... EEOC Definition of Disability Rationale The EEOC's regulations do not list any specific physical impairments that would come under the ADA definition. Rather, the EEOC emphasizes that the ADA, like the Rehabilitation Act, does not adopt... EEOC List Of commonly disabling impairments EEOC provided the following list of “commonly disabling impairments as part of its Interpretive Guidance to the proposed regulations, which included: - Orthopedic, visual, speech, and... Effects of Discrimination on Individuals With Disabilities Discrimination has many different effects on individuals with disabilities. According to testimony before the House Subcommittees on Select Education and Employment Opportunities, the... Mental Impairment Not Constituting Impairment Under ADA The EEOC has further recognized that personality traits or behaviors are not mental impairments. In its Enforcement Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities,... Mental Impairments and ADA In enacting the ADA, Congress chose to protect individuals who have mental impairments just as the statute protects those with physical impairments. The EEOC regulations define ''mental... Physiological Conditions Not Within The Definition Of Disability Similarly, physiological conditions (such as pregnancy) that are not the result of a disorder do not come within the definition. Common personality traits, such as poor judgment or quick temper,... Section 504 of ADA Section 504 was enacted to prevent discrimination against all handicapped individuals, regardless of their need for, or ability to benefit from, vocational rehabilitation services.... Examples... Statutory Exclusions of Impairments and Disorders Under ADA The ADA and the EEOC's Title I regulations specifically exclude eleven impairments and disorders that medically might be considered disabilities. These statutory exclusions involve primarily... The Rehabilitation Act Standards Definition of Disability The definition of the term ''disability'' in the ADA and in the EEOC's regulations is comparable to the amended definition of ''handicapped individual'' in the Rehabilitation Act. The regulations... Use of the Term ''Disability'' Versus ''Handicapped'' Under ADA One change from the Rehabilitation Act definition is the ADA's use of the term ''disability'' rather than ''handicapped,'' and the term ''individual with a disability'' rather than ''individual... Who Are Persons With Disabilities? Individuals with disabilities represent the largest minority in the United States today. However, they are largely a hidden minority. Due to physical or mental limitations and... |
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