101. A Guide To Disability Rights Laws Disability Rights Laws. August 2004. horizontal border employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm

U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section A Guide to Disability Rights Laws August 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Americans with Disabilities Act Telecommunications Act Fair Housing Act Air Carrier Access Act ... Statute Citations For persons with disabilities, this document is available in large print, Braille, audio tape, and computer disk. Reproduction of this document is encouraged. This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To find out more about how these laws may apply to you, contact the agencies and organizations listed below. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress. To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered. ADA Title I: Employment Title I requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to others. For example, it prohibits discrimination in recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, pay, social activities, and other privileges of employment. It restricts questions that can be asked about an applicant's disability before a job offer is made, and it requires that employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it results in undue hardship. Religious entities with 15 or more employees are covered under title I.

102. What Is The ADA: Definition Of Disability Accordingly, it is not the same as the definition of disability in other laws, has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more http://www.adata.org/whatsada-definition.html

About the Centers About AccessIT Calendar Publications ... Media Kit What is the ADA: Definition of Disability The following information is excerpted from the Core Curriculum developed by Adaptive Environments, Inc. for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Please note: The ADA has been amended several times since its passage in 1990 and is undergoing continuous interpretation in the court systems. Contact your regional DBTAC at 1-800-949-4232 V/TTY for the most up-to-date information. General Definition References: TAM I-2.2, TAM II-2.1000, TAM III-2.1000 The ADA has a three-part definition of "disability." This definition, based on the definition under the Rehabilitation Act, reflects the specific types of discrimination experienced by people with disabilities. Accordingly, it is not the same as the definition of disability in other laws, such as state workers' compensation laws or other federal or state laws that provide benefits for people with disabilities and disabled veterans. Under the ADA, an individual with a disability is a person who:

103. A Guide To Disability Rights Laws The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/disability/disrits.htm

Return to Federal Citizen Information Center Home Page U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section A Guide to Disability Rights Laws October 1, 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS Americans with Disabilities Act Fair Housing Act Air Carrier Access Act Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ... Other Sources of Disability Rights Information [Reproduction of this document is encouraged.] This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To find out more about how these laws may apply to you, contact the agencies and organizations listed below. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress. To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered. ADA Title I: Employment Title I requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to others. For example, it prohibits discrimination in recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, pay, social activities, and other privileges of employment. It restricts questions that can be asked about an applicant's disability before a job offer is made, and it requires that employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it results in undue hardship. Religious entities with 15 or more employees are covered under title I.

104. Lawlist mental retardation, learning disability and physical disability (including Defines mental disability by amending CONN. GEN. STAT. Section 46a51. http://www.state.ct.us/chro/metapages/Education/lawlist.htm

CHRO Home How to file a Complaint Legal Protections Regarding: Affirmative Action Connecticut Affirmative Action - Laws List (For a chronological list of human rights laws click here.) ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATUTES CONNECTICUT CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS Article First, Section 1 Equal rights for all men Article First, Section 3 Freedom of religion for all persons Article First, Section 20, as amended by Article V and XXI of the amendments to the Connecticut Constitution: Equal protection under the law for all persons; nondiscrimination in exercise of civil and political rights on the basis of religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin and sex or physical or mental disability CONNECTICUT GENERAL STATUTES (hereinafter Conn. Gen. Stat.) CONN. GEN. STAT. Section 2-120 Establishment of Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission. CONN. GEN. STAT. Section 2-121 Establishment of African-American Affairs Commission. CONN. GEN. STAT. Section 4-61u Establishment of programs for career mobility for all levels and job classifications complete with affirmative action annual goals and timetables and accommodation/entry level training of persons with disabilities. CONN. GEN. STAT. Section 4a-60

105. Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms a) any laws or practices of general application in force in a province other than those colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/

Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms Fundamental Freedoms Democratic Rights Mobility Rights ... Citation Schedule B Constitution Act, 1982 Enacted as Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) 1982, c. 11, which came into force on April 17, 1982 PART I Canadian charter of rights and freedoms Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law: Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms Rights and freedoms in Canada The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. Fundamental Freedoms Fundamental freedoms Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: a ) freedom of conscience and religion; b ) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; c ) freedom of peaceful assembly; and d ) freedom of association. Democratic Rights Democratic rights of citizens Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.

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