disability
Defined in 16 places across 8 titles of the United States Code.
Disability.—The term "disability" has the meaning given the term in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for purposes of title II of that Act (29 U.S.C 760 et seq.).
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1998–202342 U.S.C. § 1760The Public Health and Welfare · Miscellaneous provisions · for the purposes of this chapter
- 1998–202642 U.S.C. § 1784The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “disability” has the meaning given the term in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for purposes of title II of that Act (29 U.S.C 760 et seq.).
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 1760The Public Health and Welfare · Miscellaneous provisions · for the purposes of this chapter
- 2026–present42 U.S.C. § 1784The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this chapter
Definitions.—In this section, the terms “assistive technology”, “assistive technology device”, “assistive technology service”, and “disability” have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002).
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- 2000–present10 U.S.C. § 1582Armed Forces · Assistive technology, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services · in this section
“Disability” means incapacity because of injury to earn the wages which the employee was receiving at the time of injury in the same or any other employment; but such term shall mean permanent impairment, determined (to the extent covered thereby) under the guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment promulgated and modified from time to time by the American Medical Association, in the case of an individual whose claim is described in section 910(d)(2) of this title.
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- 1994–present33 U.S.C. § 902Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
Disability.—The term "disability" has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
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- 2024–present49 U.S.C. § 47107Transportation · Project grant application approval conditioned on assurances about airport operations · in this section
Except for purposes of sections 402(d), 402(e), 402(f), 423, and 425 of this title, the term “disability” means (A) inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (B) blindness; and the term “blindness” means central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered for purposes of this paragraph as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less. The provisions of paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of section 423(d) of this title shall be applied for purposes of determining whether an individual is under a disability within the meaning of the first sentence of this paragraph in the same manner as they are applied for purposes of paragraph (1) of such section. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as authorizing the Commissioner of Social Security or any other officer or employee of the United States to interfere in any way with the practice of medicine or with relationships between practitioners of medicine and their patients, or to exercise any supervision or control over the administration or operation of any hospital.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 416The Public Health and Welfare · Additional definitions · for the purposes of this subchapter
If the Commissioner of Social Security, on the basis of information obtained by or submitted to the Commissioner, believes that an individual entitled to benefits under section 423 of this title, or that a child who has attained the age of eighteen and is entitled to benefits under section 402(d) of this title, or that a widow or surviving divorced wife who has not attained age 60 and is entitled to benefits under section 402(e) of this title, or that a widower or surviving divorced husband who has not attained age 60 and is entitled to benefits under section 402(f) of this title, may have ceased to be under a disability, the Commissioner of Social Security may suspend the payment of benefits under such section 402(d), 402(e), 402(f), or 423 of this title until it is determined (as provided in section 421 of this title) whether or not such individual’s disability has ceased or until the Commissioner of Social Security believes that such disability has not ceased. In the case of any individual whose disability is subject to determination under an agreement with a State under section 421(b) of this title, the Commissioner of Social Security shall promptly notify the appropriate State of the Commissioner’s action under this subsection and shall request a prompt determination of whether such individual’s disability has ceased. For purposes of this subsection, the term “disability” has the meaning assigned to such term in section 423(d) of this title. Whenever the benefits of an individual entitled to a disability insurance benefit are suspended for any month, the benefits of any individual entitled thereto under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 402 of this title, on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such individual, shall be suspended for such month. The first sentence of this subsection shall not apply to any child entitled to benefits under section 402(d) of this title, if he has attained the age of 18 but has not attained the age of 22, for any month during which he is a full-time student (as defined and determined under section 402(d) of this title).
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 425The Public Health and Welfare · Additional rules relating to benefits based on disability · in this section
The term "disability" has the meaning given such term under section 12102 of title 42.
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- 2010–present47 U.S.C. § 153Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
the term “disability” has the meaning given that term in section 12102 of title 42;
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- 2007–present15 U.S.C. § 657HCommerce and Trade · Small business energy efficiency · in this section
The term “disability” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
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- 202449 U.S.C. § 47107Transportation · Project grant application approval conditioned on assurances about airport operations · in this section
The term “disability” has the meaning given the term under section 12102 of title 42.
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- 2023–present29 U.S.C. § 3002Labor · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “disability” has the meaning given to it by section 12102(2)(A) 1 of title 42.
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- 2008–present47 U.S.C. § 255Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs · Access by persons with disabilities · as used in this section
The term “disability” has the meaning given to it by section 12102(2)(A) of title 42.
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- 1996–200847 U.S.C. § 255Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs · Access by persons with disabilities · as used in this section
The term “disability” means a condition of an individual that is considered to be a disability or handicap for the purposes of any Federal law other than this chapter or for the purposes of the law of the State in which the individual resides.
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- 1998–202329 U.S.C. § 3002Labor · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “disability” means a disease, injury, or other physical or mental defect.
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- 1994–present38 U.S.C. § 1701Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “disability” means—
(A) except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), a physical or mental impairment that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment; or
(B) for purposes of sections 701, 711, and 712 of this title, and subchapters II, IV, V, and VII of this chapter, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
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- 1998–200829 U.S.C. § 705Labor · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “disability” means—
(A) except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), a physical or mental impairment that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment; or
(B) for purposes of sections 701, 711, and 712 of this title, and subchapters II, IV, V, and VII of this chapter, the meaning given it in section 12102 of title 42.
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- 2008–201529 U.S.C. § 705Labor · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term "disability" means—
(A) except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), a physical or mental impairment that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment; or
(B) for purposes of sections 701, 711, and 712 of this title, and subchapters II, IV, V, and VII, the meaning given it in section 12102 of title 42.
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- 2015–present29 U.S.C. § 705Labor · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term "disability" means—
(A) inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; or
(B) in the case of an individual who has attained the age of 55 and is blind (within the meaning of "blindness" as defined in section 416(i)(1) of this title), inability by reason of such blindness to engage in substantial gainful activity requiring skills or abilities comparable to those of any gainful activity in which he has previously engaged with some regularity and over a substantial period of time.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 423The Public Health and Welfare · Disability insurance benefit payments · for purposes of this section
The term “disability” means (except when such term is used in the phrase “severe disability”, “developmental disabilities”, “physical or mental disability”, “physical and mental disabilities”, or “physical disabilities”) a disability attributable to mental or physical impairment, or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that results in substantial functional limitations in 1 or more of the following areas of major life activity: (A) self-care, (B) receptive and expressive language, (C) learning, (D) mobility, (E) self-direction, (F) capacity for independent living, (G) economic self-sufficiency, (H) cognitive functioning, and (I) emotional adjustment.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 3002The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “disability” means, with respect to an individual—
(A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual;
(B) a record of such an impairment; or
(C) being regarded as having such an impairment (as described in paragraph (3)).
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- 2008–present42 U.S.C. § 12102The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “disability” means, with respect to an individual—
(A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual;
(B) a record of such an impairment; or
(C) being regarded as having such an impairment.
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- 1994–200842 U.S.C. § 12102The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this chapter