americans with disabilities act
Americans with Disabilities Act. A federal statute that prohibits discrimination — in employment, public services, and public accommodations — against any person with a disability (“a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities”).42 USCA §§ 12101–12213. • Under the ADA, major life activities include any activity that an average person in the general population can perform with little or no difficulty, such as seeing, hearing, sleeping, eating, walking, traveling, and working. The statute applies to both private and governmental entities, but not to a private employer having fewer than 15 employees. 42 USCA § 12111(5)(A). — Abbr. ADA. See DISABILITY. [Cases: Civil Rights 1016, 1053, 1215. C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 2, 6–7, 9–10, 19, 21, 61, 85.]
