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Disability Discrimination. Disability discrimination occurs when an applicant or employee is treated less favorably because of a disability. A person may be disabled if he or she has a physical or mental condition that substantially limits a major life activity (such as walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, or learning).
- Signed into law on July 26, 1990; amended in 2008 - Wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. - Affords similar protections against discrimination as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Covers all areas of public life, including employment, schools, transportation, public and private facilities that are open to the general ...
Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Long title: An Act to replace the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities ...
Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 An Act to provide with respect to the rehabilitation of persons convicted for offences and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986. 2 Commencement (1) Section l and this section shall commence on the date this Act
Youth Criminal Justice Act. S.C. 2002, c. 1. Assented to 2002-02-19. An Act in respect of criminal justice for young persons and to amend and repeal other Acts. Preamble. WHEREAS members of society share a responsibility to address the developmental challenges and the needs of young persons and to guide them into adulthood;
This is the same definition which Congress adopted to define a "person with a handicap" for purposes of Title V of the Rehabili-tation Act of 1973. 2 The ADA's definition of disability is designed to track the definition under the Rehabilitation Act, with some mod-ifications and clarifications. It is useful to note a point about terminology here.
Statutes. Fair Housing Act. 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-19 Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), familial status, national origin, and disability.
