definition of disability
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Is Asthma a disability under the ADA? Good question.
Employers and others covered by the ADA, FHA and other laws prohibiting disability discrimination often want to know whether this or that medical condition is a disability. A pair of decisions from the Sixth Circuit, both decided in the last month, explain why there may not be an unequivocal answer. Continue reading
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Lactose intolerance, milk allergies and the ADA
I always think of donuts when I hear Dunkin Donuts, but of course now it is just “Dunkin” and coffee is at the top of their product line. Hence the coffee cup to the left, because we are back to alternative milk products and the ADA. The last time I blogged about this subject was Continue reading
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“Disability” means what? A pandemic reminder that words are slippery
On May 19, 2020 Judge Fred Biery of the Western District of Texas entered and order enjoining various state officials from preventing individuals from voting by mail if they so desired based on a fear of contracting Covid-19. There will certainly be appeals and arguments about the ruling, but for those interested in disability law Continue reading
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“An atmosphere as quiet as an undiscovered tomb” – is that what the ADA requires?
In My Fair Lady Henry Higgins famously described his ideal room as having an atmosphere as quiet as an undiscovered tomb. Some anti-noise advocates would like to have the ADA impose this kind of requirement on every public accommodation. A recent news story* about this illustrates how little the press and public understand about what Continue reading
