Utah Admin. Code R907-62-2 - Definitions
(1) "ADA Coordinator" means the employee
assigned by the executive director to investigate and facilitate the prompt and
equitable resolution of complaints filed by qualified persons with
disabilities. The ADA Coordinator may be a representative of the Department of
Human Resource Management assigned to the Department.
(2) "Department" means the Department of
Transportation created by Section
72-1-201.
(3) "Designee" means an individual
appointed by the executive director or a director to investigate allegations of
ADA non-compliance in the event the ADA Coordinator is unable or unwilling to
conduct an investigation for any reason, including a conflict of interest. A
designee does not have to be an employee of the department; however, the
designee must have a working knowledge of the responsibilities and obligations
required of employers and employees by the ADA.
(4) "Director" means the most senior leader
of the region or working group affected by a complaint filed under this rule.
(5) "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.
(6) "Executive Director" means the executive
director of the department.
(7)
"Major life activities" include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks,
seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending,
speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, and working. A
major life activity also includes the operation of a major bodily function,
such as functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel,
bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and
reproductive functions.
(8)
"Qualified Individual" means an individual who meets the essential eligibility
requirements for the receipt of services or the participation in programs or
activities provided by the Department. A "qualified individual" is also an
individual who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the
essential functions of the employment position that individual holds or
desires.
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