s.2Interpretation
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Section 2Part 1 — PRELIMINARY

Interpretation

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In this Law —
includes —
in relation to premises, freedom to enter in, approach, communicate with, make use of, or manoeuvre within, any premises;
in relation to benefits, freedom to make use of any benefits for which a person may qualify; and
in relation to communication, the capacity to receive and make use of information,
shall be construed accordingly;
means any equipment or device that is designed, made or adapted to alleviate the effects of a disability;
includes the provision of goods, services, facilities, opportunities, situations or advantages;
includes buildings (interior and exterior), structures, roads, sidewalks, walkways and similar items;
means —
a parent;
a legal guardian; or
any other person,
means the National Council for Persons with Disabilities established by section 3;
means any short term or long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which significantly hinders a person's full and effective participation in society, on an equal basis with other persons and shall be construed with reference to the classification or diagnostic system accepted by the Council;
means any distinction, exclusion or restriction, on the basis of disability, which —
has the purpose or effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis with others, of all rights and freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil, or any other field; and
cannot be shown to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim;
means any loss or abnormality of psychological or anatomical structure or function;
means a member of the Council and includes the Chair and the Deputy Chair of the Council;
means a person who has a short-term or long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which significantly hinders, or which may hinder, that person's full and effective participation in society, on an equal basis with other persons;
has the meaning assigned to that expression in the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 [S.I. 2009/1379];
means the necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden where needed in a particular case, to ensure to a person with a disability, the enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis with persons who do not have disabilities, of privileges, interests, benefits and treatment, and the facilitation of such privileges, interests, benefits and treatment, by the provision of auxiliary aids and services, including —
assistive devices;
interpreters, technologies and effective methods of making aurally delivered and received materials available to a person with a disability;
readers, taped audio visually recorded texts or other effective methods of making visually delivered and received materials available to a person with a disability; and
physical modification to buildings and the built environment; and
means the register maintained pursuant to section 10.
For the purposes of this Law, "disproportionate or undue burden" includes —
the nature of the benefit likely to accrue to, or the detriment likely to be suffered by, any person concerned;
the effect of the relevant disability on a person concerned;
the financial circumstances of the person concerned who is claiming a disproportionate or undue burden; or
the estimated amount of expenditure or other allocation of resources required by the person concerned who is claiming a disproportionate or undue burden and whether it is reasonably proportionate to the benefit likely to accrue.

Defined Terms

accessaccessibleassistive devicebenefitbuilt environmentcaregiverCouncildisabilitydiscriminationimpairmentmemberperson with a disabilitypublic officerreasonable accommodationRegisterdisproportionate or undue burden

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