The Americans with Disabilities Act protects whom?

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The Americans with Disabilities Act protects whom?

The main concept being tested is how the ADA defines who is protected: the protections apply to people who have a disability, defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Major life activities include things like walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and performing tasks essential to daily life. A substantial limitation means the impairment noticeably restricts these activities compared with most people in similar situations. Because of that standard, the protection is not universal for everyone or for people with temporary or minor issues; it targets those with qualifying disabilities. So the best answer describes people who have a substantial limitation in one or more major life activities. The other options either imply universal protection, refer to temporary injuries, or describe people without disabilities, which don’t fit how the ADA determines eligibility.

The main concept being tested is how the ADA defines who is protected: the protections apply to people who have a disability, defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Major life activities include things like walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and performing tasks essential to daily life. A substantial limitation means the impairment noticeably restricts these activities compared with most people in similar situations. Because of that standard, the protection is not universal for everyone or for people with temporary or minor issues; it targets those with qualifying disabilities.

So the best answer describes people who have a substantial limitation in one or more major life activities. The other options either imply universal protection, refer to temporary injuries, or describe people without disabilities, which don’t fit how the ADA determines eligibility.

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