“An individual with a disability is a person who: (1) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; (2) Has a record of such an impairment; or (3) Is regarded as having such an impairment.”
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2009). Facts about the Americans with Disabilities Act [Fact Sheet]. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/fs-ada.cfm