Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§12103 Additional Definitions
Title 42 › CHAPTER 126 — EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › § 12103
Summary
Defines 'auxiliary aids and services' and 'State'. 'Auxiliary aids and services' are help that makes audio/visual information accessible—like interpreters, readers, taped texts, or device changes—and 'State' means each State plus DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Northern Mariana Islands.
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Title 42, §12103
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As used in this chapter:
(1)Auxiliary aids and services
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)State
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110