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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and subsequent ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) define a �major life activity� as including, but not limited to, �caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working.� The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 expanded the definition of �major life activity� to include �major bodily function� which non-exhaustively entails �functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions.� To qualify as having an �actual� disability, an individual�s impairment must substantially limit a �major life activity.� A condition that substantially impairs a major life activity qualifies as a disability even if the condition is episodic in nature or in remission.�