definition

Disability

“Any individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such an individual; any individual who has a record of such an impairment; and any individual who is regarded as having such an impairment”(ADA, 1990).

Major life activities may include, but are not limited to, walking, hearing, seeing, learning, caring for oneself, breathing, performing manual tasks, and working.