Hi Renee
Here is a link to the American Disabilities Act.
You might find your answers here:
An individual with a disability is one who has a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
Qualified individuals with disabilities are those who, with reasonable
accommodation for their disability, are capable of entering a research career
after appropriate experience and training. A list of disabilities that might
confer eligibility for supplemental awards under this program includes, but
is not limited to, the following: total deafness in both ears, visual acuity
less than 20/200 with corrective lenses, speech impairment, missing
extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, convulsive disorders,
mental or emotional illness, learning disabilities, kidney dialysis, and
severe distortion of limbs and/or spine. In all cases, individuals supported
under this supplement program must, with reasonable assistance, be able to
contribute to the research supported by the parent grant.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-01-080.html
Hope that helps,
Kerry
