ROWAN UNIVERSITY POLICY

Title: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Subject: Equity and Diversity
Policy No: OED:

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2014:01
Applies: University-wide
Issuing Authority: Rowan University President 
Responsible Officer: Assistant Vice President, Equity & Diversity/Chief Equity Compliance Officer & Title IX Coordinator
Adopted: 12/14/2006
Last Revision: 07/10/2013
Last Reviewed: 12/19/2014

I. PURPOSE

The Americans with Disabilities Act gives civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities and guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local government services, and telecommunications. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.*

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E.    Major Life Activities: the basic activities that the average person can perform with little or no difficulty.

-  Examples: Caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, sitting, reaching, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, interacting with others, and working; functions of the immune system, special sense organs and skin, normal cell growth, digestive, genitourinary, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, cardiovascular, endocrine, hemic, lymphatic, musculoskeletal, reproductive. Also includes operations of an individual organ within a body system, such as the operation of kidney, liver, or pancreas.

V. REFERENCES

A.    US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

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