Question

Do you believe that a person with HIV, or AIDS, or some other kind of chronic illness, should be considered a disabled individual under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Answer 1

YES. , . An individual is considered to have a "disability"

if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that

substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a

record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an

impairment. Persons with HIV disease, both symptomatic and

asymptomatic, have physical impairments that substantially limit

one or more major life activities and are, therefore, protected

by the law.

Persons who are discriminated against because they are regarded

as being HIV-positive are also protected. For example, a person

who was fired on the basis of a rumor that he had AIDS, even if

he did not, would be protected by the law.