The ADA does not stipulate that a disability has to be visible for a person to receive protection from discrimination. People with invisible disabilities are protected by the ADA and entitled to accommodations That statistic is likely lower than it is in real life because there are people with conditions that qualify as invisible disabilities that would not consider themselves to hold a disability identity. identify as having a disability of some kind, and about 10% of those are invisible disabilities. According to the CDC, 61 million adults across the U.S. Invisible disabilities occur with much more frequency than you might expect. Here are a few things you might not know about invisible disabilities… Invisible disabilities are common There is no specification that a disability has to be apparent upon first glance. According to the ADA, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities. Simply put, it is a disability that cannot be seen when looking at someone. The term invisible disability seems self-exclamatory She has given a Tedx talk and continues to advocate for the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities in the fitness world. A blind woman, she speaks regularly to groups about topics such as perspective, adversity, performance, and disability. Editor’s Note: Ashley Eisenmenger is Public Relations Coordinator at Access Living and the editor of this blog.
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