Individuals with a physical or mental _____ may be considered to have a disability under the ADA.

Individuals with a physical or mental _____ may be considered to have a disability under the ADA.

• A. Disability
• B. Disorder
• C. Impairment
• D. Condition

Answer: (C)

Under the ADA, the focus is on the impairment—the actual physical or mental condition a person has. Disability is the status that may result when that impairment substantially limits one or more major life activities (or when there’s a history of such impairment or they’re regarded as having one). So the blank should be filled with impairment because the law uses that term to describe the condition that could give rise to a disability. Terms like disorder or condition aren’t the official descriptor for the qualifying state, and disability refers to the outcome, not the underlying condition.

Under the ADA, the focus is on the impairment—the actual physical or mental condition a person has. Disability is the status that may result when that impairment substantially limits one or more major life activities (or when there’s a history of such impairment or they’re regarded as having one). So the blank should be filled with impairment because the law uses that term to describe the condition that could give rise to a disability. Terms like disorder or condition aren’t the official descriptor for the qualifying state, and disability refers to the outcome, not the underlying condition.