Fact · Accessibility and health
The ADA regulation says 'substantially limits' shall be construed broadly in favor of expansive coverage.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“shall be construed broadly in favor of expansive coverage, to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of the ADA”
29 CFR 1630.2: Definitions, ADA employment regulations, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, n.d., 29 CFR 1630.2(j)(1)(i).
Open the original- What it measures
- The 2008 amendments to the ADA made the disability test broader than the Supreme Court had read it before.
- What it does not show
- The rule lowers the bar for showing a disability. It does not say that any particular condition, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, qualifies on its own.