Section 1624.3 - DefinitionsAs used in this part, the term:
(a)Legal services program means any recipient, as defined by § 1600.1 of this chapter, or any other public or private agency, institution, organization, or other entity, or any person to which or to whom financial assistance is extended by the Legal Services Corporation directly or through another agency, institution, organization, entity or person, including any successor, assignee, or transferee of a legal services program, but does not include the ultimate beneficiary of legal assistance;(b)Facility means all or any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, or other real or personal property or interest in such property;(c)(1)Person with a disability means any person who:(i) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities,(ii) has a record of such an impairment, or(iii) is regarded as having such an impairment;(2) As used in paragraph (c)(1) of this section the phrase:(i)Physical or mental impairment means:(A) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: Neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; or(B) any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; The phrase includes, but is not limited to, such diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, and drug addiction and alcoholism;(ii)Major life activities means functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working;(iii)Has a record of such impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;(iv)Is regarded as having an impairment means:(A) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but is treated by a legal services program as constituting such a limitation;(B) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairments; or(C) has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section but is treated by a legal services program as having such an impairment;(d)Qualified person with a disability means:(1) With respect to employment, a person with a disability who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job in question;(2) with respect to other services, a person with a disability who meets the eligibility requirements for the receipt of such services from the legal services program.(e)Auxiliary aids and/or other assistive technologies means any item, piece of equipment, or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and/or other assistive technologies include, but are not limited to, brailled and taped material, interpreters, telecommunications equipment for the deaf, voice recognition software, computer screen magnifiers, screen reader software, wireless amplification systems, and other aids.