The Bush Administration is expected to sign into law a civil rights bill, which Congress approved Wednesday, that expands disability protection under the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act through a broader definition of disability and provisions that make proving disability much easier. The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act rejects recent Supreme Court decisions and prohibits courts from considering the effects of mitigating factors such as prescription drugs, hearing aids or artificial limbs when making a disability determination. The legislation further recognizes an individual’s episodic impairment or one in remission if it would substantially limit a major life activity for that person during its occurrence.
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Tags: Americans With Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act, Disability
