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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 14.03.02.02" title_num="14" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="02" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Commission” means the Maryland Commission on Human Relations.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Covered entity” means a person or entity subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under State Government Article, §§20-301—20-305, 20-601, 20-606—20-607, 20-609, 20-801, 20-901—20-904, or 20-1017, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Facility” means all or a portion of a building, structure, site, complex, equipment, bus, heavy or light rail, or other conveyance, road, walkway, passageway, parking lot, or other real or personal property, including the real property where the building, property, structure, or equipment is located.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“ADAAG” means the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities developed by the United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, and adopted by the United States Department of Justice in Appendix A to 28 CFR Part 36.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Disabled individual” means an individual with a disability as defined in §B(6) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Disability” means, with respect to an individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Epilepsy, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, paralysis, amputation, lack of physical coordination, blindness or visual impairment, deafness or hearing impairment, muteness or speech impediment, physical reliance on a seeing eye dog, wheelchair, or other remedial appliance or device, or mental retardation or other mental impairment or deficiency which necessitates remedial or special education and related services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A physical or mental impairment, other than those enumerated in §B(6)(a) of this regulation, that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect, or illness, which substantially limits one or more of an individual's major life activities;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A record of a physical or mental impairment as set forth in §B(6)(a) or (b) of this regulation, including having a history of, or being misclassified as having, such an impairment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Being regarded as having a physical or mental impairment as set forth in §B(6)(a) or (b) of this regulation, including one that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Does not substantially limit major life activities, if the individual is treated by a covered entity as having such a limitation; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Substantially limits major life activities as a result of the attitude of the covered entity or of others towards the impairment; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Being treated by a covered entity as having an impairment, even if there is no physical or mental impairment.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Major life activities” includes, but is not limited to, functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working, driving a vehicle, socializing, and engaging in procreation and recreation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Place of public accommodation” has the meaning stated in State Government Article, §20-301, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Physical or mental impairment” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss, affecting one or more of the following bodily systems:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Neurological;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Musculoskeletal;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Special sense organs;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Respiratory, including speech organs;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Cardiovascular;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Reproductive;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Digestive;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Genitourinary;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>Hemic and lymphatic; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>Skin and endocrine; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>With or without reasonable accommodation can perform the essential functions of the job in question; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is otherwise qualified for the benefit, term, condition, or privilege of employment at issue.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Qualified historic building or facility” means a building or facility that is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 16 U.S.C. §470a(a);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Listed in or eligible for listing in the Maryland Register of Historic Properties under State Finance and Procurement Article, §5A-323, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Designated as historic under a local law.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Remedial appliance or device” means wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and devices, braces, crutches, hearing aids, corrective lenses, and such other appliances or devices, which ameliorate or compensate for the limitations imposed by a physical or mental impairment, and which are acquired by an individual for such purpose.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Service animal” means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal, individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Guiding an individual with impaired vision;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Alerting an individual with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Alerting an individual with seizures to the onset of a seizure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Providing minimal protection or rescue work;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Pulling a wheelchair; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Retrieving items.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Structural changes” means any physical alterations or removal of barriers to a facility that would cause the facility to be accessible to an individual with a disability.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Teleworking” means an arrangement whereby an employee performs some or all of the employee's job duties at a work station located in the employee's residence, or at a designated location other than the employer's usual and customary worksite.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>