An individual must have an actual disability in order to be protected under the ADA.

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Under the ADA, disability is defined as: 1) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (sometimes referred to in the regulations as an "actual disability"), or 2) a record of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limited a major life activity ("record of"), or 3) when an employer takes an action prohibited by the ADA because of an actual or perceived impairment that is not both transitory and minor ("regarded as").

An Individual Must Have an Actual Disability in Order to Be