Disability Discrimination

 

Based on the broad measure of disability used in the SSA Supplement, 27.2 percent, or 85.3 million, of people living in the United States had a disability in 2014.

(https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/demo/p70-152.pdf)

But it is important to remember that not everyone discloses a disability, nor are they required too.

An individual is considered to have a disability if the person has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.

An individual is considered to have a disability if the person:

• Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
• Has a record of such an impairment
• Is regarded as having such an impairment