WHAT QUALIFIES AS DISABLED UNDER THE ADA?
If you are browsing this website you are most likely disabled. You are probably confident that you are disabled but nevertheless want to make sure that you are disabled according to the law. For ADA purposes, the term "disability" means:
- A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more "major life activities" of such individual;
- A record of such an impairment; or,
- being regarded as having such an impairment.
In plain english, the law simply wants to make sure that your disability is serious enough and that you can prove that you have a disability. Basically, the law just wants to prevent fraud.
WHAT QUALIFIES AS A "MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY"?
In order to understand what qualifies as a disability above, you must know what is considered a "major life activity" under the law. Fortunately, the law takes a broad definition of "major life activity" to include:
- activities such as: caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working.
- major bodily functions such as: the immune system, cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions.
Once again, the law simply want to make sure that you are in fact disabled and that your are suffering from more than a minor inconvenience. Nevertheless, if you still have questions about the law, feel free to call.
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