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  • Title: Court rulings prompt talk about amending the ADA.
    Journal: AIDS Policy Law; 1999 Jul 23; 14(13):1, 8. PubMed ID: 11366584.
    Abstract:
    Disability-rights advocates are considering a "legislative fix" to address some of the problems resulting from three recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Court ruled mitigating measures such as corrective lenses and medications, must be taken into account when determining a plaintiff's disability. Plaintiff's did not qualify for ADA employment protection if their conditions, nearsightedness, monocular vision, and high blood pressure, were correctable. There are risks associated with trying to address the Court's rulings through legislation; efforts to change the ADA could backfire and harm persons who really need protection. Another concern is that legislation would face difficulty in Congress, where the prevailing view is that the ADA already has plenty of protections.
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