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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§12103 Additional Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter 126— EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › § 12103

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines two terms used in the chapter. "Auxiliary aids and services" means help that makes information available to people with hearing or vision loss, such as sign-language interpreters, readers or recorded texts, special equipment or devices, and similar supports. "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12103

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As used in this chapter:
(1)The term “auxiliary aids and services” includes—
(A)qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments;
(B)qualified readers, taped texts, or other effective methods of making visually delivered materials available to individuals with visual impairments;
(C)acquisition or modification of equipment or devices; and
(D)other similar services and actions.
(2)The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 12101 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 2009, see section 8 of Pub. L. 110–325, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2008 Amendment note under section 705 of Title 29, Labor.

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12103

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60