§ 9708.1. Definitions.
8 CA ADC § 9708.1Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
8 CCR § 9708.1
§ 9708.1. Definitions.
(e) Disability Accommodation: actions that result in services, programs or activities being readily accessible to and useable by an individual with a disability. Reasonable disability accommodations that may be provided include physical equipment such as wheelchair ramps or other accommodations for physical access and the use of auxiliary aids and services, such as, but not limited to, assistive listening devices, texts in Braille or large print, audio recordings, or Computer Aided Realtime Translation (CART) reporters. Reasonable disability accommodations may also include reasonable modification of policies and procedures.
(h) Division of Workers' Compensation (“Division”): The Division of the Department of Industrial Relations overseeing the state's workers' compensation system. The Division includes its headquarters, administrative offices, the district offices servicing workers' compensation cases and includes other offices and locations used by the Division when conducting business, including but not limited to, the holding of public hearings.
(i) Individual with a Disability: an individual seeking to access or participate in the Division's services, programs or activities who has a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities, or has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment, as covered by California Government Code section 12926 et seq., California Civil Code section 51 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.), or other applicable state and federal law.
(j) Requestor: a member of the public, a representative, relative or friend of a member of the public, or any other participant who requests disability accommodation on behalf of himself, herself, or another individual with a disability to use or participate in a program, activity or service of the Division.
Note: Authority: Sections 111(a), 133, 138.2 and 5307.3, Labor Code; and Section 11138 Government Code. Reference: Sections 51, 54, 54.1 and 54.8, Civil Code; Sections 11135 and 11351(c), Government Code; and 42 USC Sections 12102, 12111, 12112, 12113, 12131 and 12132.
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History
1. New article 1.3 (sections 9708.1-9708.6) and section filed 1-19-2012; operative 2-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 3).
This database is current through 6/14/24 Register 2024, No. 24.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 9708.1, 8 CA ADC § 9708.1
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