Supreme Court Rejects Expanded Definition of Disability Under the ADA

In a series of opinions exploring the parameters of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 22, 1999, that the use of corrective or mitigating measures should be considered in determining whether an individual is disabled under the ADA. Thus, for example, a truck driver whose high blood pressure was controlled through medication was held not to be disabled, nor regarded as disabled, under the ADA. The decisions also reaffirm the importance of an employer's individualized assessment of an applicant or employee seeking protection under the ADA.

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