Examples of an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity include, but are not limited to:
- Deafness substantially limits hearing;
- Blindness substantially limits seeing;
- Intellectual disability substantially limits brain function;
- Partially or completely missing limbs or mobility impairments requiring the use of a wheelchair substantially limit musculoskeletal function;
- Autism substantially limits brain function;
- Cancer substantially limits normal cell growth;
- Cerebral palsy substantially limits brain function;
- Diabetes substantially limits endocrine function;
- Epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis each substantially limits neurological function;
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection substantially limits immune function; and
- Major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, obsessive compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia each substantially limits brain function.
These disabilities/conditions may substantially limit a child’s major life activity of learning.