"Who is a Disabled
Individual?"
Any person who:
- has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major
life activities (functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks,
walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working);
- has a record of such an impairment (has a history of a mental or physical impairment
that substantially limits one or more major life activities); or
- is regarded as having such an impairment. A person may be included in this
definition if he or she:
- has a physical or mental impairment that does substantially limit major life
activities but is not treated by the institution as though such a limitation
exists;
- has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities
only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such an impairment; or
- has none of the impairments defined below under "physical or mental
impairments," but is treated by the institution as having such an impairment.
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Physical or mental impairment, as defined means:
- 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.
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Physical impairment encompasses disabilities and conditions such as:
- orthopedic
- visual
- speech
- hearing impairments
- cerebral palsy
- epilepsy
- muscular dystrophy
- multiple sclerosis
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- cancer
- heart disease
- diabetes
- mental retardation
- emotional illness
- drug addiction
- alcoholism
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Mental impairment encompasses specific learning disabilities such as:
- perceptual handicaps
- brain injury
- minimal brain dysfunction
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- dyslexia
- developmental aphasia
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Many students with invisible disabilities involved in academic and extra curricular activities
may be difficult to identify. Many of these students need no special accommodations in the
classroom and others will only need minor accommodations.
The information above under the heading, "Who is a Disabled Individual?" was taken
from Guide to the Section 504 Self-Evaluation for Colleges and Universities.
The department of Services for Individuals with Disabilities can only work if students make
their needs or concerns known.
Services For Individuals With Disabilities
262 College Center
Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN 37813-6899
423-585-6892
Ann Bowen,
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
and Special Assistant to the President for Diversity
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