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Special Populations Glossary

Displaced Homemaker- An individual who....

Individual with Limited English Proficiency- A secondary school student, an adult or an out-of-school youth.....

Individual with a Disability- An individual with a disability.....

who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires. For the purposes of this subchapter, consideration shall be given to the employer's judgment as to what functions of a job are essential, and if an employer has prepared a written description before advertising or interviewing applicants for the job, this description shall be considered evidence of the essential functions of the job. (Section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)). The term “disability” means with respect to an individual with...

Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families, Including Foster Children- The term “economically disadvantaged family or individual” refers....

to such families or individuals who are determined by the Secretary to be low-income according to the latest available data from the Department of Commerce. Secondary level identification may be made by the following criteria:

Individuals Preparing for Nontraditional Training and Employment-The term “nontraditional training and employment” means....

occupations or fields of work—including careers in computer science, technology, and other emerging high-skill occupations—from which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25% of the individuals employed in each such occupation for field of work.

Single Parents, Including Single Pregnant Women- The term “single parent” means an individual who....

Academically Disadvantaged An individual is considered disadvantaged if…

Secondary level individuals may be identified by the following criteria:


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