Illinois Administrative Code › Title 4 - DISCRIMINATION PROCEDURES › Part 750 - AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE › Section 750.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"ADA" is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (
				42 U.S.C.
				12101 et seq.).
"ADA Executive Appeals Committee" is a committee established by
				the Department consisting of: a Deputy Director, Office of Finance and
				Administration; an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel; the
				Manager, Civil Rights Office, Office of Finance and Administration; a Deputy
				Director, Division of Highways; and one rotating member, appointed annually by
				the Director, Office of Finance and Administration. The ADA Executive Appeals
				Committee shall review matters that cannot be resolved at the ADA Resource
				Information Coordinator level.
"ADA Resource Information Coordinator" is the person appointed
				by the Department to coordinate the Department's efforts to comply with and
				carry out its responsibilities under Title II of the ADA. The Designated
				Coordinator for the Department is the Manager, Employee Assistance Unit, Office
				of Finance and Administration, Bureau of Employee Services, 2300 South Dirksen
				Parkway, Springfield, Illinois 62764. Phone: (217)524-1242, Telecommunications
				Device for Deaf Persons: (217)524-4874 and 524-4875.
"Complainant" is an individual with a disability who files a
				grievance in accordance with this Part.
"Department" is the Illinois Department of
				Transportation.
"Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical
				or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life
				activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being
				regarded as having such an impairment. (
				28
				CFR 35.104, effective January 26,
				1992)
"Grievance" is a complaint filed with the Department by an
				individual alleging that he or she has been subject to discrimination by the
				Department on the basis of his or her disability with respect to the
				Department's services, programs or activities.
"Major Life Activities" means functions such as caring for
				oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,
				breathing, learning, and working. (
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				CFR 35.104, effective January 26,
				1992)
"Physical or mental impairment" means any physiological
				disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one
				or more of the following body systems: neurological, musculoskeletal (including
				speech organs), cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genito-urinary, hemic
				and lymphatic, skin, and endocrine; or any mental or psychological disorder,
				such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental
				illness, and specific learning disabilities. (
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				CFR 35.104, effective January 26,
				1992)
"Qualified individual with a disability" means an individual
				with a disability who, with or without reasonable modifications to rules,
				policies, or practices, the removal of architectural, communication, or
				transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids and services, meets
				the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or the
				participation in programs or activities provided by a public entity. (
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				CFR 35.104, effective January 26,
				1992)
"Reasonable Accommodation" means modifications or adjustments
				to services, programs or activities that enable a qualified individual with a
				disability to participate therein, or enjoy the benefits thereof.
"Undue hardship" means, with respect to the provision of an
				accommodation, significant difficulty or expense incurred by a covered
				entity.