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232: 383:(including but not limited to apartments, single family homes, and other types of private and public housing) to the same extent as a person who does not have that disability. The Fair Housing Act covers "dwellings", and in many situations that term encompasses such non-traditional housing as homeless shelters and college dormitories. It bears noting that in regard to larger dwellings such as apartment buildings, the right to a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act requires that housing providers grant a requested reasonable accommodation that is necessary to enable a disabled tenant to enjoy an indoor or outdoor common area to the same extent as a non-disabled tenant enjoys such areas. 356: 255:, both of which are essentially agreements between the students' families and their schools that state what the students' needs are and how those needs will be addressed at school. Younger students are entitled to more support from the school, including some medical and personal services, compared to students attending a college or university, who are entitled only to accommodations necessary due to a disability. For example, a young child might be taught 379:, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, codified in the United States Code at 42 USC §§ 3601–3619, and commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, virtually all housing providers must make reasonable accommodations in their rules, policies, practices, or services under certain circumstances. A reasonable accommodation must be granted when such an accommodation is necessary to afford a prospective or existing tenant with a disability an 338:. A reasonable accommodation is defined by the US Department of Justice as "change or adjustment to a job or work environment that permits a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy benefits and privileges of employment equal to those enjoyed by employees without disabilities." 302:
would normally be allowed to turn in an assignment shortly after recovering from the infection. These students do the same work, just on a slightly different schedule. An unlimited exemption from turning in any assignment on time, on the other hand, is "would not be a reasonable accommodation". At
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Employers and managers are often concerned about the potential cost associated with providing accommodations to employees with disabilities. However, many accommodations, such as moving an employee to a different desk or changing the work schedule, do not have any direct cash costs (56% in a survey
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is an adjustment made in a system to accommodate or make fair the same system for an individual based on a proven need. That need can vary. Accommodations can be religious, physical, mental or emotional, academic, or employment-related, and law often mandates them. Each country has its own system
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Title II of the ADA provides that "no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subject to discrimination by any such entity". State and
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The laws of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland require employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, as well as providers of various services (including schools, colleges and universities) to do likewise for disabled pupils, students and service users. This duty
294:. Similarly, a student with an episodic disability (one that occasionally flares up intensely for a brief time) may be allowed, if the student becomes ill just before a deadline, to turn in an assignment a few days late, just like a student who had gotten sick with a viral infection such as 51:... necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; 198:".) In Canada reasonable accommodation also means a legal and constitutional concept that requires Canadian public institutions to adapt to the religious and cultural practices of minorities as long as these practices do not violate the other rights and freedoms. 89:, that the program separate them physically, by asking them to stay in different rooms or on opposite sides of the same room. In some cases, the accommodations that are practical may not be the first choice for all participants. For example, a person who has a 303:
the university level, common accommodations include flexible deadlines, recording lectures, extra time on tests for slow readers, taking a test in a quiet room, and receiving a copy of lecture notes taken by another (frequently paid) student.
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Title III of the ADA requires private businesses open to the public and commercial facilities to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities to ensure that they have equal access to goods and services.
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Rarely, two people will need accommodations that conflict with each other. Creative problem solving may be required to find ways to accommodate both people. For example, the
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In the United States, federal law requires that reasonable accommodations be made by providers of employment, education, or housing; and in courts and other public venues.
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book. This student reads the same work of literature as everyone else in the class, but the student is able to see the words on the page because of the larger
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is used to alert blind people to the edge of the sidewalk. This helps people participate in everyday activities, like walking through the neighborhood.
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Students are protected against discrimination on the basis of disability under US federal law. Different laws apply to younger students (before
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Sometimes participants and/or facilitators may have conflicting access needs. When this happens, facilitators must get creative.
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local governments must provide reasonable accommodations to ensure such access, unless a fundamental alteration would result.
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In Canada, women have the right to keep their hair covered as a religious accommodation. Students can wear a close-fitting
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examined the subject of reasonable accommodation due to religious and cultural differences.
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in elementary school, or a teenager might be coached on organizational skills or
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Disability and equality law in Britain: the role of reasonable adjustment
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or to the civil courts or other tribunals (in non-employment contexts).
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in Canadian law is found in its labour law jurisprudence, specifically
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may not be able to understand the artificial voice generated by the
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recommends that if a program serves a person with a
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Index

Reasonable adjustment
United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
discrimination
JAN
computer mouse
United States Department of Justice
service dog
allergic to dogs
hearing impairment
text-to-speech
unable to speak
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Equality Act 2010
employment tribunal
sports hijab
physical education
Canada
equality rights
federal anti-discrimination laws
section 15
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Simpsons-Sears Ltd
undue hardship
Québec
Bouchard-Taylor Commission
Timeline of disability rights in the United States
Students play wheelchair basketball
high school graduation
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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