A friend of mine has Alheimer's. the fmaily received this notice from their place of employment:

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On behalf of the Accessiblitiy and Disabiltloity Council (ADAC) this email is to let you know aou some new legislation that will impact how we opperate at ****.

The ADA Amendments ACt was signed by President George Bush on September 25, 2008 and becomes effexctive Jainuary 1,2009. It amends only Title I of the ADA which covers employment and will roaden the defination of disability under the Act. Disability is defined as a physical, or mental imparment that substaintially limits one or more major activities on an individual, a record of such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impariment.

                        "Major live activities" has been defined by the amendments and includes such thins as caring for ones' self, performing manual tsks, sleeping, breathing, learning, concentrating, thinking, and working. IN addidtion, those activities include major bodily funcions such as function of the immune system and digestive, respiratory, and circulatory functions. the amendmants will require that determinations of disability be made without regard to the effects of mitigating measures like medication, prosthetics, mobility devices and use of assistive technology; eyeglassess and contct lenses being the exceptions. zimpairments that are episodic or in remission such as epilepsy will be considered disabilitites if they would substantially limit a major life activity when active.

the impact on the *** may not be immediately know ad courts will have to interpret the amendments. HOwever, since more people will be covered under the definition of disability we likely will see increase in the number of accommodations requested by employees.A friend has Alzheimer’s.  The family received this notice from their place of employment:

I am typing this one.

On behalf of the Accessibility and Disability Council (ADAC), this email is to let you know about some new legislation that will impact how we operate at ****.


The ADA Amendments Act was signed by President George Bush on September 25, 2008 and becomes effective January 1,2009.  It amends only Title I of the ADA, which covers employment and will broaden the definition of disability under the Act.  Disability is defined as a physical, or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major activities on an individual, a record of such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.

                        "Major live activities" has been defined by the amendments and includes such thins as caring for ones' self, performing manual tasks, sleeping, breathing, learning, concentrating, thinking, and working.  In addition, those activities include major bodily functions such as function of the immune system and digestive, respiratory, and circulatory functions.  The amendments will require that determinations of disability be made without regard to the effects of mitigating measures like medication, prosthetics, mobility devices and use of assistive technology; eyeglasses and contact lenses being the exceptions.  Impairments that are episodic or in remission such as epilepsy will be considered disabilities if they would substantially limit a major life activity when active.

The impact on the **** may not be immediately known as courts will have to interpret the amendments.  However, since more people will be covered under the definition of disability we likely will see increase in the number of accommodations requested by employees.

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