Who is an “individual with a disability” under Section 504 and The ADA?
A. An “individual with a disability” is someone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. “Major life activity” means functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working. A person is considered to be a person with a disability if he/she has the disability, has a record of the disability, or is regarded as having the disability.
