...of the Act. When it defined "handicapped individual" to include those who are regarded as impaired, Congress acknowledged that "society's accumulated...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment." The Supreme Court sent the case back to the trial court with instructions to determine...

...Supreme Court to be a handicapped individual protected against discrimination by the Rehabilitation Act. "Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment. The act is carefully structured to replace such reflexive reactions to actual or perceived...

...information. 1 1 COMPULSORY SCREENING FROM A DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION PERSPECTIVE Society's accumulated mytbs and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from . . . impairment. Few aspects of ... a handicap give rise to the same level of public fear and misapprehension...

...prejudiced attitudes or the ignorance of others. By amending the definition of "handicapped individual" to include not only those who are actually physically...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment. Few aspects of a handicap give rise to the same level of public fear and misapprehension...

...actions of others because of their perceived disability. This protection is necessary because "society's myths and fears about disability and disease are as...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment."71 Three circumstances in which protection would be provided to the individual include:...

...Testing fears, and stereotypes associated with disability.^ The Supreme Court has noted that generalized "'myths and fears about disability and disease are...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairments.'"^ In its Compliance Manual chapter on the definition of the term "disability," the Commission...

...Board of Nassau County v. Arline, Justice Brennan endorsed the statement by Congress acknowledging that "society's accumulated myths and fears about...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment."89 Although they were both speaking for a majority of the high court, Justice Brennan's...

...negative reaction of others to the impairment. Congress acknowledged [Americans with Disabilities Act] that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment." [United States Supreme Court, School Board of Nassau County v. Arline, 480 US 273 (1987)]...

...prejudiced attitudes or the ignorance of others. By amending the definition of "handicapped individual" to include not only those who are actually physically...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment. Few aspects of a handicap give rise to the same level of public fear and misapprehension...

...decision in School Board of Nassau County v. Arline, US Supreme Court Justice William Brennan wrote: 'Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated...are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.' In general, human services practices, including education, operate from a deficit model....