Alaska Statutes Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions § 47.80.900. Definitions

(1) “council” means the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education created by AS 44.29.600;

(2) “department” means the Department of Health;

(3) “facilities for persons with disabilities” means publicly or privately operated facilities, or specified portions of facilities, designed primarily for the delivery of services to those persons; the term includes residential facilities;

(4) “habilitation” means education or training for persons with disabilities to enable them to function better in society;

(5) “least restrictive setting” means a residential or other setting for meeting the needs of a person with a disability that requires the least amount of restriction of personal liberty by enabling the person to function in as normal an environment as possible and to live as normally as possible, within the limitations of the disability;

(6) “person with a developmental disability” means a person who is experiencing a severe, chronic disability that

(7) “person with a disability” means a person with a developmental disability as defined in (6) of this section or a person who is hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually impaired, seriously emotionally disturbed, orthopedically or otherwise health impaired, or who has a specific learning disability; the term includes a child with a disability as defined in AS 14.30.350;

(8) “residential facility” means a publicly or privately operated facility that provides 24-hour care for four or more persons with disabilities, excluding family, foster family, or adoptive homes;

(9) “substantial disability” means a disability that prevents or substantially impedes the person's participating in and benefiting from the social, economic, educational, recreational, or other opportunities generally available to peers in the community who are not similarly disabled.