Sentences with phrase «as substantial impairment»

A: The ADA defines a disability as substantial impairment of a major life activity.

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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A disability is a substantial impairment of a major life function (such as breathing or eating in the case of severe food allergies).

They may be aware of the greater risk for mood disorders such as depression and anxiety associated with sleep loss; the substantial impairment in cognitive abilities such as sustained attention, short - term memory, information processing, and school performance; or the increased risk for motor vehicle accidents that accompanies lack of sleep.

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 described a disabled person as someone with «a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long - term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day - to - day activities», which has or can be expected to last for more than 12 months.

The Act defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long - term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day - to - day activities.

Writing in a linked Comment, Dr Daniel J Clauw, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Centre, the University of Michigan, USA, says: «The finding that graded exercise therapy is effective even when exercise is not being witnessed and directly guided by a physiotherapist is a substantial advance, since many patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and other functional impairment have difficulty getting to physiotherapy or do not have access to appropriately trained physiotherapists... In summary, findings from this pragmatic randomised controlled trial add to the evidence that straightforward, non-pharmacological therapies can be helpful in the management of symptoms such as fatigue in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Limiting clinical investigations to women who are at risk of transmitting a serious mtDNA disease, where the mutation's pathogenicity is undisputed, and the clinical presentation of the disease is predicted to be severe, as characterized by early mortality or substantial impairment of basic functions; and

You are typically eligible for long - term care insurance benefits upon being diagnosed as chronically ill or having a substantial cognitive impairment.

Social Security defines disability as being unable «to engage in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) because of a medically - determinable physical or mental impairment (s) that is expected to result in death, or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months.»

«As sovereign trustees, Defendants have a duty to refrain from «substantial impairment» of these essential natural resources.»

The insurer shall pay up to $ 100 per week for reasonable and necessary additional expenses incurred by or on behalf of an insured person as a result of an accident for housekeeping and home maintenance services if, as a result of the accident, the insured person sustains a catastrophic impairment that results in a substantial inability to perform the housekeeping and home maintenance services that he or she normally performed before the accident.

i. provides caregiver benefits payable in the circumstances described in section 13 if, as a result of and within 104 weeks after the accident, the insured person suffers a substantial inability to engage in the caregiving activities in which he or she engaged at the time of the accident even if the impairment sustained by the insured person is not a catastrophic impairment, but not for any period longer than 104 weeks of disability unless, as a result of the accident, the insured person is suffering a complete inability to carry on a normal life, and

Another important factor to bear in mind is that the analysis of whether an impairment has a substantial adverse effect on an employee's ability to undertake day to day tasks must be considered as if the employee is not in receipt of medical treatment.

In Georgia, punitive damages are limited to $ 250,000 with certain exceptions, such as in products liability or substantial alcohol or drug impairment cases.

Under the Disability Act, employers are obliged to make «reasonable» adjustments to help those defined as disabled (a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial long - term effect on normal day - to - day activities) carry out their role.

This type of injury can involve a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain or trauma, obvious disfigurement such as scarring, or the impairment or loss of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.

The owner must provide written evidence from a licensed physician that the insured has been certified as; (1) Being unable to perform at least two activities of daily living for at least 90 days, as defined in the rider, or (2) Requiring substantial supervision due to severe cognitive impairment for at least 90 days, as defined in the rider.

Requires substantial supervision by another person to protect oneself from threats to health and safety due to Severe Cognitive Impairment, defined as deterioration or loss of intellectual capacity that is measured by clinical evidence and standardized tests, which reliably measure impaImpairment, defined as deterioration or loss of intellectual capacity that is measured by clinical evidence and standardized tests, which reliably measure impairmentimpairment in:

The Chronic Illness rider gives you the option to accelerate a portion of your death benefit early if you are certified by a physician as being unable to perform at least two ADLs or activities of daily living (bathing, continence, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring) or if you require substantial supervision due to severe cognitive impairment.

Provides an accelerated death benefit if the insured is certified by a physician within the last 12 months as unable to perform two of six Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for 90 consecutive days, or requires substantial supervision to protect himself or herself from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.

Are certified by a licensed health care practitioner, during the prior 12 - month period, as being unable to perform at least two of six activities of daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss of functional capacity, or having a severe cognitive impairment, requiring substantial supervision to ensure your health and safety; and

[3] A person generally is chronically ill if the person (1) is unable to perform at least two activities of daily living, such as eating, using the toilet, bathing oneself, or dressing oneself; (2) requires substantial supervision to protect himself or herself from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment; or (3) has a level of disability similar to that described in (1) as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

As a result, they tend to spend more time onlooking (watching other children without joining) and hovering on the edge of social groups.8, 11 There is some evidence to suggest that young depressive children also experience social impairment.12 For example, children who display greater depressive symptoms are more likely to be rejected by peers.10 Moreover, deficits in social skills (e.g., social participation, leadership) and peer victimization predict depressive symptoms in childhood.13, 14 There is also substantial longitudinal evidence linking social withdrawal in childhood with the later development of more significant internalizing problems.15, 16,17 For example, Katz and colleagues18 followed over 700 children from early childhood to young adulthood and described a pathway linking social withdrawal at age 5 years — to social difficulties with peers at age 15 years — to diagnoses of depression at age 20 years.

As used in this subparagraph (IV), «emotional abuse» means an identifiable and substantial impairment of the child's intellectual or psychological functioning or development or a substantial risk of impairment of the child's intellectual or psychological functioning or development.