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...While the unanimous verdict would seem to indicate severe limitations on future ADA cases, the Court actually warned against such sweeping assumptions, saying each case must be examined on its own merits. "An individualized assessment of the effect of an impairment is particularly necessary when the impairment is one whose symptoms vary widely from person to person," the court said. The door was left firmly ajar for future challenges, as well: the Justices, who sent the case back to a lower court for reconsideration, also declined to rule on whether work is itself considered an "everyday task," and thereby included...
...Toyota Motor Corp. did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired Ella Williams for poor attendance after Williams' carpal tunnel syndrome kept her from working. Williams' suit against Toyota claimed the company did very little to accommodate her disability - "reasonable accommodations" being a requirement under the ADA. In fact, the Court ruled, Toyota was not required to treat Williams under the guidelines of the ADA, because her condition does not qualify her as disabled. She is, the Court reasoned, still capable of performing "tasks that are of central importance to most people's daily lives," including cleaning...
...Some observers theorize, however, that the ruling would affect ADA-related requirements in other public arenas, including transportation and building design - perhaps easing those guidelines to accommodate those who fall under the court's definition of "disabled...
...What does the Toyota v. Williams case mean for Americans with disabilities - and for the enforcement of the ADA? TIME.com spoke with David DuBois, an associate professor of business at SUNY Empire State College in Rochester, NY. Professor DuBois also works with organizations promoting the civil rights of people with disabilities, and is particularly involved in forwarding the profile of adult students with disabilities...
...this case, we're talking about someone who sought protection under the ADA for what appears to be a work-related health problem. This doesn't appear to me to be so much related to the ADA but rather to OSHA. Unfortunately, the Bush administration has narrowed the reach of OSHA - and so now there's really no provisions at all for people with work-related disabilities...