Policy on the Use of Mobility Devices

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Effective: March 15, 2011 County of Hawaii Policy on the Use of Mobility Devices The County of Hawaii (the County) is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. The County does not discriminate on the basis of disability or other classes protected by Federal and /or state civil rights laws. The County acknowledges that individuals with mobility disabilities use a wide range of mobility devices for the purposes of locomotion. This Policy addresses the use of mobility devices by individuals with mobility disabilities in County facilities pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, §35.137. Definitions "Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. "Facility" means all or any portion of buildings, structures, sites, complexes, equipment, rolling stock or other conveyances, roads, walks, passageways, parking lots or other real or personal property, including the site where the building, property, structure or equipment is located. "Mobility devices" means wheelchairs, manually powered mobility aids such as walkers, crutches, canes, braces, or other similar devices designed for use by individuals with mobility disabilities. "Mobility disability" means, with respect to an individual, a substantial limitation in walking, climbing, descending, sitting, or rising when compared to the average person in the population.