(2)
"Affirmative action group" means one or more of the following:
(a) Racial or ethnic groups.
(b) Gender groups.
(c) Disability groups.
(2m) "Affirmative action program" means
specific results oriented standards, procedures and initiatives designed to
ensure equal employment opportunity and to eliminate present effects of past
discrimination.
(4) "Client" means
any individual or organization receiving services or financial assistance from
an agency.
(4m) "Disability" groups
mean one or more of the following:
(a)
Individuals with a disability who have any of the following:
1. A physical or mental impairment which
makes achievement unusually difficult or limits the capacity to work.
2. A record of such an impairment.
3. Are perceived as having such an
impairment.
(b)
Individuals with a severe disability who have a chronic disability that meets
all of the following conditions:
1. It is
attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and
physical impairments.
2. It is
likely to continue indefinitely.
3.
It results in substantial functional limitations in one or more of the
following areas of major life activity: self-care; receptive and excessive
language; learning; mobility; capacity for independent living; and economic
self-sufficiency.
(c)
Disabled veterans as defined in s. 230.03(9m), Stats.
(5) "Equal opportunity" means the absence of
discrimination in employment or in provision of services to clients.
(6m) "Racial or Ethnic Groups" mean American
Indians or Alaskan Natives (Non Hispanic or Latino), Asians (Non Hispanic or
Latino), Blacks or African Americans (Non Hispanic or Latino), Hispanics or
Latinos, Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders (Non Hispanic or Latino),
and Whites (Non Hispanic or Latino) defined as follows:
(a) "American Indians or Alaskan Natives (Non
Hispanic or Latino)" means persons having origins in any of the original
peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who
maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.
(b) "Asians (Non Hispanic or Latino)" means
persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia,
China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands,
Thailand, and Vietnam.
(c) "Blacks
or African Americans (Non Hispanic or Latino)" means persons having origins in
any of the black racial groups of Africa.
(d) "Hispanics or Latinos" means persons of
Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin, regardless of race.
(e) "Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific
Islanders (Non Hispanic or Latino)" means persons having origins in any of the
peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
(f) "Whites (Non Hispanic or Latino)" means
all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North
Africa, or Middle East.
(7) "Sexual orientation" means a preference
as defined in s. 111.32(13m), Stats.
