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VIEW DEFINITIONS TANF MANUAL 7/21 PAGE 2

Department - the Virginia Department of Social Services.

Disability - A disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, is a physical, developmental, cognitive or mental health condition or learning disability that limits the ability of the individual to perform life activities. “Life activities” include, but are not limited to: the operation of a major bodily function, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. Chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes, and hypertension may also be considered disabilities if these conditions limit the individual’s ability to function. For the purposes of the VIEW program, a disability must limit the participant’s ability to participate in program activities or to work. All disabilities and their impact on program participation and work must be verified by a qualified professional.

A child has a disability if he or she has a physical, developmental, cognitive or mental health condition or learning disability that limits the ability to perform any of the activities listed above, or other activities, as compared with other children of the same chronological age.

Displacement - as applied to employment and employment programs, an illegal practice in which an employer fills a vacancy that exists because another individual is on layoff from the same or equivalent job; or when an employer fills a vacancy created by an involuntary reduction in the work force or by the termination of another employee for the purpose of filling a vacancy with a VIEW participant. No VIEW placement, including placements into the Full Employment Program (FEP), Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) or Public Service Program (PSP), may displace other workers.

Earned Income Disregards - a certain amount of earned income which is not counted when determining the amount of the TANF benefit.

Earned Income Tax Credit - a credit against the federal income tax of employed, low income workers. The earned income tax credit may be received as an addition to the paycheck of an eligible individual or as a refund from federal taxes due.

English as a Second Language (ESL)/ English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) - programs of English language instruction for individuals who are not native English speakers.

ESW - Employment Services Worker. The local agency worker responsible for managing the client’s VIEW case. In agencies in which one worker is responsible for both VIEW and TANF eligibility, the position may be referred to as a self-sufficiency worker rather than as an ESW. EW - Eligibility Worker. The local agency worker responsible for managing the client’s TANF case. Exempt - status of a TANF or TANF-UP applicant or recipient who meets one of the VIEW program exemption criteria and, therefore, is not required to participate in VIEW.

Full Employment Program (FEP) - subsidized, training-oriented employment designed to train the participant for a specific job, to help increase self-sufficiency and to improve competitiveness in the labor market. Participants receive both a TANF payment and wages from the employer.

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