Appendix A- Definition of an individual with a disability For the purpose of determining whether civil rights protections apply, a person is an “individual with a disability” if he or she has, or has a record of having, or is regarded as having, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of his or her life activities. A impairment” is any physiological disorder or condition, loss, disease or “physical disfigurement which affects one or more body systems. This includes, but is not limited to such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism. A impairment” is any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, “mental organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. A physical or mental impairment limits” a person in one or more life “substantially activities” if it causes substantial difficulty in a person’s ability to: care for one´s self, perform manual tasks, walk, see, hear, speak, breathe, learn, and/or work. Appendix B- The Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act (FHAct), as well as Section 504 and the ADA, have regulations that prohibit discrimination because of disability. The FHAct states it is necessary to afford a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling and/or the common areas of a dwelling, or to allow a qualified individual with a disability to participate in, or benefit from, any housing program or activity. The individual requesting the accommodation of use of an assistance animal must: have a disability i.e., a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or – more of his or her life activities; require the animal in order to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy/participate in campus housing; and verify a relationship between their disability and the assistance the animal provides – i.e., the animal provides emotional support that alleviates one or more of the identified symptoms or effects of the person’s existing disability. For more information see:
Appendix A- Definition of an individual with a disability For the purpose of determining whether civil rights protections apply, a person is an “individual with a disability” if he or she has, or has a record of having, or is regarded as having, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of his or her life activities. A “physical impairment” is any physiological disorder or condition, loss, disease or disfigurement which affects one or more body systems. This includes, but is not limited to such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism. A “mental impairment” is any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. A physical or mental impairment “substantially limits” a person in one or more life activities” if it causes substantial difficulty in a person’s ability to: care for one´s self, perform manual tasks, walk, see, hear, speak, breathe, learn, and/or work. Appendix B- The Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act (FHAct), as well as Section 504 and the ADA, have regulations that prohibit discrimination because of disability. The FHAct states it is necessary to afford a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling and/or the common areas of a dwelling, or to allow a qualified individual with a disability to participate in, or benefit from, any housing program or activity. The individual requesting the accommodation of use of an assistance animal must: have a disability – i.e., a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of his or her life activities; require the animal in order to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy/participate in campus housing; and verify a relationship between their disability and the assistance the animal provides – i.e., the animal provides emotional support that alleviates one or more of the identified symptoms or effects of the person’s existing disability. For more information see:
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