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MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT The PHA’s Section 504/ADA Coordinator is responsible for monitoring PHA’s compliance with this Policy. Individuals who have questions regarding this Policy, its interpretation or implementation should contact PHA’s Section 504/ADA Coordinator in writing, by telephone, or by appointment, as follows: Name of Section 504/ADA Coordinator Address Telephone Number Dedicated Toll-Free Telephone Number TDD/TTY Number – or State Relay Service Number Facsimile Number STAFF TRAINING The Section 504/ADA Coordinator will ensure that all appropriate PHA staff receive annual training on the Reasonable Accommodation Policy and Procedures, including all applicable Federal, state and local requirements regarding reasonable accommodation. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION A person with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, residency in public housing, or participation in the Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs of PHA. The individual, PHA staff or any person identified by the individual, must reduce all requests to writing. Reasonable accommodation methods or actions that may be appropriate for a particular program and individual may be found to be inappropriate for another program or individual. The decision to approve or deny a request for a reasonable accommodation is made on a case-by-case basis and takes into consideration the disability and the needs of the individual as well as the nature of the program or activity in which the individual seeks to participate. APPLICATION OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION POLICY The Reasonable Accommodation Policy applies to individuals with disabilities in the following programs provided by the PHA: - Applicants of public housing;
- Applicants of all Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs;
- Residents of public housing developments;
- Participants of the Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs; and
- Participants in all other programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance that are conducted or sponsored by the PHA, its agents or contractors including all non-housing facilities and common areas owned or operated by the PHA.
PERSON WITH A DISABILITY A person with a disability means an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. As used in this definition, the phrase "physical or mental impairment" includes: - Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: Neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genito-urinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; or
- Any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. The term "physical or mental impairment" includes, but is not limited to, such diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, drug addiction and alcoholism.
"Major life activities" means functions such as caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing and learning. The definition of disability does not include any individual who is an alcoholic whose current use of alcohol prevents the individual from participating in the public housing program or activities; or whose participation, by reason of such current alcohol abuse, would constitute a direct threat to property or the safety of others.
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