Title I Technical Assistance Manual

(ii) Major Life Activities

To be a disability covered by the ADA, an impairment must substantially limit one or more major life activities. These are activities that an average person can perform with little or no difficulty. Examples are:

• walking

• seeing

• speaking

• hearing

• breathing

• learning

• performing manual tasks

• caring for oneself

• working

These are examples only. Other activities such as sitting, standing, lifting, or reading are also major life activities.