"Any individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such an individual; any individual who has a record of such an impairment; and any individual who is regarded as having such an impairment." (ADA, 1990).
Major life activities may include, but are not limited to:
- walking
- hearing
- seeing
- learning
- caring for oneself
- breathing
- performing manual tasks
- working