P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 1401
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth hereinbelow:
(a) Qualified person with a disability.— Means the person whose physical or emotional disability substantially affects one or more of the main activities in his/her life, and that, with or without reasonable accommodation, is capable of performing essential tasks of the position he/she is holding or applying for, and that he/she meets all other job requirements, such as experience, academic preparation and having approved the job examination, if there is any, without the aid of the five (5) additional points or five percent (5%) to which the person shall be entitled after having approved it.
(b) Reasonable accommodation.— Means the suitable or reasonable logical adjustment that allows or enables a qualified person with physical, mental or sensory limitations, to execute or perform the assigned tasks, or an occupational description or definition. It includes adjustments in the work area, construction of physical facilities, acquisition of specialized equipment, availability of readers, assistants, drivers or interpreters and any other action that may reasonably enable the adjustment of a person with physical, mental or sensory limitations in his workplace, and which does not represent an extremely onerous effort in financial terms.
It also means the adequate or suitable adaptation, modification, measure or adjustment that must be carried out by private and public institutions to allow or enable a qualified person with a disability to participate in society and become apart thereof in all aspects, including, work, training, education, transportation, housing, recreation and acquisition of goods and services.
History —July 27, 1996, No. 81, § 2.