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25-26-201. Findings and policy.

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25-26-201. Findings and policy.

25-26-201. Findings and policy. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The advent of the information age throughout the United States and around the world has resulted in lasting changes in information technology; (2) Use of interactive visual display devices by state and state-assisted organizations has become a widespread means of access for employees and the public to obtain information available electronically, but nonvisual access by speech, braille, or other appropriate means has been overlooked in the development of the latest information technology; (3) Presentation of electronic data solely in a visual format is a barrier to access by individuals who are blind or visually impaired, preventing them from participating on equal terms in crucial areas of life such as education and employment; (4) Alternatives, including both software and hardware adaptations, have been created so that interactive control of computers and use of the information presented is more likely to be available by both visual and nonvisual means; and (5) The goals of the state in obtaining and deploying the most advanced forms of information technology properly include universal access so that segments of society with particular needs, including without limitation individuals unable to use visual displays, will not be left out of the information age. (b) It is the policy of the State of Arkansas that all programs and activities that are supported in whole or in part by public funds shall be conducted in accordance with the following principles: (1) To the extent provided in this subchapter, individuals who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided access to the advanced technology that is provided to other employees, program participants, and members of the general pu

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42 U.S.C. § 12111 — Findings and purpose

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that— (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person’s right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental disabilities have been precluded from doing so because of discrimination; others who have a record of a disability or are regarded as having a disability also have been subjected to discrimination; (2) historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms of discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a serious and pervasive social problem; (3) discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health services, voting, and access to public services; (4) unlike individuals who have experienced discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or age, individuals who have experienced discrimination on the basis of disability have often had no legal recourse to redress such discrimination; (5) individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers, overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications to existing facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and criteria, segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities; (6) census data, national polls, and other studies have documented that people with disabilities, as a group, occupy an inferio

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42 U.S.C. § 12111 — Definitions

Page 8240 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12103 (D) An impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substan- tially limit a major life activity when ac- tive. (E)(i) The determination of whether an im- pairment substantially limits a major life activity shall be made without regard to the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures such as— (I) medication, medical supplies, equip- ment, or appliances, low-vision devices (which do not include ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses), prosthetics including limbs and devices, hearing aids and coch- lear implants or other implantable hearing devices, mobility devices, or oxygen ther- apy equipment and supplies; (II) use of assistive technology; (III) reasonable accommodations or aux- iliary aids or services; or (IV) learned behavioral or adaptive neu- rological modifications. (ii) The ameliorative effects of the miti- gating measures of ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses shall be considered in deter- mining whether an impairment substan- tially limits a major life activity. (iii) As used in this subparagraph— (I) the term ‘‘ordinary eyeglasses or con- tact lenses’’ means lenses that are in- tended to fully correct visual acuity or eliminate refractive error; and (II) the term ‘‘low-vision devices’’ means devices that magnify, enhance, or other- wise augment a visual image. (Pub. L. 101–336, § 3, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 329; Pub. L. 110–325, § 4(a), Sept. 25, 2008, 122 Stat. 3555.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set

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