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Americans with Disabilities Act Policy Brief Series: Righting the ADA. No. 6: Defining 'Disability' in a Civil Rights Context: The Courts' Focus on Extent of Limitations as Opposed to Fair Treatment and Equal Opportunity.

机译：美国残疾人法案政策简报系列：修正aDa。第6号：在公民权利背景下定义“残疾”：法院关注对公平待遇和平等机会的限制程度。

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In light of the unwillingness of the U.S. Supreme Court and the lower federal courts to interpret the ADAs definition of disability in an inclusive manner, consistent with the intent of the laws drafters in Congress, it is time to rewrite the ADAs definition of disability and restore civil rights protections to the millions of Americans who experience disability-based discrimination. Section (I) of this paper provides an overview of the origins of the statutory language found in the ADA definition of disability. Section (II) considers the dramatically narrowed scope of the ADAs coverage resulting from a series of hostile federal court decisions. These rulings have construed the ADAs definition of disability to exclude individuals with a vast array of significant physical and mental conditions from any protections under the ADA. This outcome is devastating, unjust, untenable, and contrary to the original intent of the sponsors of the ADA. Section (III) looks to the experiences of several states that have adopted independent and broader definitions of disability for the purposes of antidiscrimination statutes. Similarly, Section (IV) examines the models and definitions of disability used beyond the borders of the United States, by other countries and by the World Health Organization. Section (V) outlines a broader approach to the statutory framework.

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