June 27, 2008
House Committee Approves Bill to Clarify Who Qualifies Under Disability Law
The education committee of the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly last week to approve a bill that would update the Americans With Disabilities Act but not broaden its coverage as much as an earlier bill, opposed by college officials, had sought to do.
The initial bill, which was introduced last July, defined as disabled anyone with "a physical or mental impairment." It dropped the existing standard that a disability must "substantially limit" a "major life activity" to
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