Sentences with phrase «limited by my disability»

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) limits the use of medical tests by prospective employers before a job offer is made.

The National Lottery funded programme - which is being supported financially by Liverpool Mutual Homes and Your Housing - is attempting to raise the statistic that only 22.6 per cent of people — around 3,200 — living in Liverpool with a limiting disability are involved in physical activity once a week.

Maintain and promote health and safety of athlete in training and competition by: Identifying conditions that may limit participation or predispose an athlete to injury, disability, or (in rare cases) death;

The 504 Plan takes its name from Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a federal law that prohibits schools that receive federal funding from excluding or otherwise discriminating against a student with a «disability» solely on the basis of that disability.6 A «disability» under Section 504 is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA) as a «physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.»

The disability element of child tax credit, the childcare element of working tax credit and child benefit are unaffected by the limit.

Southern Tier CA$ H (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) is an IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, led by Arbor Housing and Development, offering free tax help for low - to - moderate income families and individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

The general education curriculum limits access by and for many students with disabilities.

NOTES: Comparative performance results may be affected by changes in exclusion rates for students with disabilities and limited - English - proficient students in the NAEP samples.

raise awareness and sensitivity to potential acts of discrimination and / or harassment directed at students that are committed by students and / or school employees on school property or at a school function; including, but not limited to, discrimination and / or harassment based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex; and

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

The law requires that every state test every student from grades three to eight in reading and mathematics, then disaggregate each school's scores by race, limited English proficiency, disability and low - income status.

We further believe that while education systems should be attuned to the needs of all students, including high - performing students and students raised in middle - and upper - income homes, policy makers must be particularly sensitive to the needs of student groups whose choices have historically been limited by law or by circumstance, including students of color, students raised in low - income homes, students with English language needs, and students with disabilities.

Those groups include racial and ethnic minorities and students who are from low - income families, speak limited English, or have disabilities — as long as enough students in each category meet minimum group sizes set by each...

10 states failed to disaggregate results for students with disabilities, 11 didn't do so by race, 12 didn't track students with Limited English Proficiency, and 24 states didn't disaggregate by income.

For a school or district to make adequate yearly progress, both the overall student population and each subgroup of students — major racial and ethnic groups, children from low - income families, students with disabilities, and students with limited proficiency in English — must meet or exceed the target set by the state.

These assessments include SOL tests and other measures of student achievement, including alternative assessments taken by certain students with disabilities and children with limited English proficiency.

The hope was that by identifying historically disadvantaged students — which includes economically disadvantaged students, racial / ethnic groups, students with disabilities, and students with limited English proficiency — greater attention and resources leading to academic achievement would be given to these marginalized students.

Limited to students with special needs, those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; cerebral palsy; Down syndrome; an intellectual disability; muscular dystrophy; Phelan - McDermid syndrome; Prader - Willi syndrome; spina - bifida; Williams syndrome; identified as deaf, visually impaired, or having a traumatic brain injury defined by the State Board of Education; those who are hospitalized or homebound with a medically diagnosed physical or psychiatric condition for more than six months; or students age 3, 4, or 5 who are considered «high - risk» due to developmental delays

The legislation requires that, whenever feasible, NAEP include information on special groups (e.g., information reported by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, disability, and limited English proficiency).

(And there are other complications as well; for example, when the tests are taken by a child with a disability that limits his or her chances of having the same conditions as other children.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

(1997) E652: Current Research in Post-School Transition Planning (2003) E586: Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning (1999) E626: Developing Social Competence for All Students (2002) E650: Diagnosing Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2003) E608: Five Homework Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities (2001) E654: Five Strategies to Limit the Burdens of Paperwork (2003) E571: Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans (1998) E628: Helping Students with Disabilities Participate in Standards - Based Mathematics Curriculum (2002) E625: Helping Students with Disabilities Succeed in State and District Writing Assessments (2002) E597: Improving Post-School Outcomes for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (2000) E564: Including Students with Disabilities in Large - Scale Testing: Emerging Practices (1998) E568: Integrating Assistive Technology Into the Standard Curriculum (1998) E577: Learning Strategies (1999) E587: Paraeducators: Factors That Influence Their Performance, Development, and Supervision (1999) E735: Planning Accessible Conferences and Meetings (1994) E593: Planning Student - Directed Transitions to Adult Life (2000) E580: Positive Behavior Support and Functional Assessment (1999) E633: Promoting the Self - Determination of Students with Severe Disabilities (2002) E609: Public Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E616: Research on Full - Service Schools and Students with Disabilities (2001) E563: School - Wide Behavioral Management Systems (1998) E632: Self - Determination and the Education of Students with Disabilities (2002) E585: Special Education in Alternative Education Programs (1999) E599: Strategic Processing of Text: Improving Reading Comprehension for Students with Learning Disabilities (2000) E638: Strategy Instruction (2002) E579: Student Groupings for Reading Instruction (1999) E621: Students with Disabilities in Correctional Facilities (2001) E627: Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention for Students with Disabilities: A Call to Educators (2002) E642: Supporting Paraeducators: A Summary of Current Practices (2003) E647: Teaching Decision Making to Students with Learning Disabilities by Promoting Self - Determination (2003) E590: Teaching Expressive Writing To Students with Learning Disabilities (1999) E605: The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)(2000) E592: The Link Between Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs)(2000) E641: Universally Designed Instruction (2003) E639: Using Scaffolded Instruction to Optimize Learning (2002) E572: Violence and Aggression in Children and Youth (1998) E635: What Does a Principal Need to Know About Inclusion?

The initial proposal that passed last year gained approval by limiting application to specific, designated disabilities and conditions.

Examination of the treatment of students with disabilities by particular charter schools and charter networks thus exemplifies the limits of the school choice system, which is not equally accessible for all children in the American public school system.

This order concerns violations by LAN Airlines, S.A. (LAN) of the requirements of 14 CFR 382 (Part 382), limited to the filling of annual reports detailing disability - related complaints that the foreign air carrier received from passengers in calendar years 2004 and 2005.

-- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit the remedies, rights, and procedures of any Federal law or law of any State or political subdivision of any State or jurisdiction that provides greater or equal protection for the rights of individuals with disabilities than are afforded by this Act.

-- Key stations in commuter rail transportation systems shall be made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as soon as practicable but in no event later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, except that the time limit may be extended by the Secretary of Transportation up to 20 years after the date of enactment of this Act in a case where the raising of the entire passenger platform is the only means available of attaining accessibility or where other extraordinarily expensive structural changes are necessary to attain accessibility.

Although illness and disability are universal human experiences, written works about these experiences can be narrowly categorized by publishers, editors, market forces and even reader expectations into «inspirational» narratives that limit your reflection and complex experience, shutting down your creative work and your inquiry.

The convenience provided by the best online banks is especially valuable for folks with disabilities that limit their movements.

In addition, the primary beneficiary's retirement or disability benefit would also not be reduced by a limit imposed by FMB.

Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors.

If you think you need a service dog in your life or you are caring for someone who is limited by a particular disability, here are the steps you need to take to get one.

An adjustment to the continuing education requirement may be made by the Department, provided that the licensee documents good cause that prevents compliance, and the Department determines that there is good cause that prevents compliance, which shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following reasons: poor health or a specific physical or mental disability certified by an appropriate health care professional; extended active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States; or other good cause beyond the licensee's control which, in the judgment of the Department, makes it impossible for the licensee to comply with the continuing education requirements in a timely manner.

The elderly and people with disabilities or limited mobility can be deterred by the idea of a holiday, and finding accommodation that suits their

The elderly and people with disabilities or limited mobility can be deterred by the idea of a holiday, and finding accommodation that suits their needs has in the past been too difficult.

Represent a group of disabled employees of the Social Security Administration in a class action case that alleges that the Social Security Administration discriminates against employees with targeted disabilities by creating a glass ceiling and limiting promotions and other career advancement opportunities.

Insurance carriers and employers oftentimes attempt to limit their legal responsibility to pay temporary total disability by mandating or requiring that injured workers be forced to work light or modified duty.

Four issues had been identified by the parties: (i) whether the Court of Appeal had correctly held that the 2009 and 2010 care plan reviews were to be read as including a reassessment of the claimant's community care needs; (ii) whether the authority's decision to provide pads interfered with the claimant's Art 8 rights and, if so, whether such an interference was justified and proportionate; (iii) whether the authority had been operating any relevant policy or practice for the purposes of s 21E (1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) and, if so, whether that policy was justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, namely the equitable allocation of limited care resources; and (iv) whether the authority had failed to have due regard to the needs specified in s 49A of DDA 1995 (the general disability equality duty) when carrying out their functions in the insDisability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) and, if so, whether that policy was justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, namely the equitable allocation of limited care resources; and (iv) whether the authority had failed to have due regard to the needs specified in s 49A of DDA 1995 (the general disability equality duty) when carrying out their functions in the insdisability equality duty) when carrying out their functions in the instant case.

any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or in a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device;

The trial judge concluded that, although the ADA does limit transgender people's abilities to sue for disability discrimination in certain situations, this employee's gender dysphoria case was not prohibited by the statute.

The WCA strongly opposes any attempt to reduce current benefits to injured workers by limiting the scope of permanent disability benefits.

Following her review of the materials filed by the plaintiff's lawyer and her thorough analysis of the rules governing court approval of settlements for persons under disability, Madam Justice Corthorn noted that there were a number of procedural and substantive problems with the materials before her, including but not limited to the fact that the application record was not served on the respondent and no factum had been filed by the applicant.

Review existing policies, practices and procedures for serving customers and make changes to those that exclude or limit participation and access to their goods and services by persons with disabilities.

In addition to the other ADA accommodations that are available to all court users, in appropriate situations court clerks may assist a disabled self - represented litigant by completing court forms if the litigant's disability limits his / her ability to do this task on his / her own.

The NPRM would have allowed covered entities to disclose protected health information without individual authorization to: (1) A public health authority authorized by law to collect or receive such information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and public health interventions; (2) a public health authority or other appropriate authority authorized by law to receive reports of child abuse or neglect; (3) a person or entity other than a governmental authority that could demonstrate or demonstrated that it was acting to comply with requirements or direction of a public health authority; or (4) a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may otherwise be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition and was authorized by law to be notified as necessary in the conduct of a public health intervention or investigation.

(i) A public health authority that is authorized by law to collect or receive such information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and public health interventions; or, at the direction of a public health authority, to an official of a foreign government agency that is acting in collaboration with a public health authority;

Instead, drivers with good health and disability insurance might consider the lowest limit of PIP coverage required by their state.

If you have adequate cover on life insurance, health insurance and disability insurance then you should opt for the minimum limit on personal injury protection if it is required by the state you live in.

Sex Therapy Surrogate Partners for Individuals with Very Limited Functional Ability Following Traumatic Brain Injury in the Sexuality and Disability Journal by Aloni, Keren, and Katz

This situation is compounded by mandatory sentencing in the NT, which significantly limits the court's ability to take a person's disability into account in determining an appropriate sentence.