Severely Handicapped Individuals Law and Legal Definition
According to 41 USCS § 48b, severely handicapped individuals mean an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than blindness, which (according to criteria established by the Committee after consultation with appropriate entities of the Government and taking into account the views of non-Government entities representing the handicapped) constitutes a substantial handicap to employment and is of such a nature as to prevent the individual under such disability from currently engaging in normal competitive employment.
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Related Legal Terms
- Discrimination Against Handicapped Individuals [Aviation Law]
- Education of the Handicapped Act [Education]
- Employment Opportunities for Handicapped Individuals Act
- Handicapped
- Handicapped Person
- Individuals from a Minority Background [Education]
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Interpreter for Individuals who are Deaf [Education]
- Interpreter for Individuals who are Deaf-Blind [Education]
- Multihandicapped
