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Individual with disability

Individual with disability - under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any person who (a) has a permanent or long-term physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities; (b) has a record of such an impairment; or (c) is regarded as having such an impairment.

See also: AccessibilityAffirmative actionAmericans with Disabilities ActAnti-discrimination lawCivil Rights ActDisability lawDiscriminationEqual Employment Opportunity CommissionEqual opportunityMajor life activityProtected ClassReasonable accommodationRehabilitation ActUndue hardship 

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