Get Joint Statement On Reasonable Modifications - March 5

A physical impairment is any physiological disorder or condition, disfigurement, or anatomical loss that affects one or more bodily systems Page 2 ADA-1 Page | 2 (including, but not limited to, neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, reproductive, cardiovascular, or endocrine systems).

Reasonable modifications, as defined by the Fair Housing Act, are changes to the physical structure of a dwelling that are necessary to afford a person with a disability full enjoyment of the premises.

If you require the use of a walker, a wheelchair, a service animal or a personal-care attendant, you are protected under the law against housing discrimination. Disabilities also may include mental or emotional illness, difficulties associated with aging, HIV/AIDS, recovering alcoholism or drug addiction.

In general, a physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, examples of conditions such as orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), developmental ...

Under Section 504, a housing provider is required to provide and pay for the structural modification as a reasonable accommodation unless it amounts to an undue financial and administrative burden or a fundamental alteration of the program.

Section 223 of the Social Security Act defines disability as: 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.

Under the Fair Housing Act, a housing provider is required to allow you to make reasonable modifications to the inside and outside of your dwelling and to public and common use areas around your housing development; but, your housing provider is not required to pay for those modifications and may require you to pay.