What is a Disability Under Discrimination Law?
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The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination. Massachusetts has parallel state laws. To be protected under these laws, you must have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
In order to be "substantially limiting" under the ADA, the impairment must be either permanent or long term. This means that an injury or illness, however debilitating, will likely not be considered a disability for discrimination purposes if it is short term in nature. The range of conditions that qualify as disabilities is wide, and can include mental health issues and substance abuse recovery as well as chronic medical conditions or obvious impairments. Learn more here about disability discrimination. |
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