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33 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 321 (2001-2002)
Snakes and Ladders: Expanding the Definition of Major Life Activity in the Americans with Disabilities Act

handle is hein.journals/text33 and id is 335 raw text is: SNAKES AND LADDERS: EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY IN THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT by Curtis D. Edmonds* 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................... 322 II. BRAGDON V. ABBOT AND THE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY OF REPRODUCTION ....................................... 328 A. Reproduction Cases Before Bragdon v. Abbott ........... 329 1. Infertility Cases ............................... 329 2. AIDS/HIV Cases ............................... 333 B. Bragdon v. Abbott: In Search of Significance ........... 336 III. JUDICIAL RESPONSES TO EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE LIST OF MAJOR LIFE A CTIVITIES ....................................... 340 A. Physical Activities ................................. 340 1. Eating ....................................... 340 2. Sleeping .. .................................. 341 3. Controlling Bodily Waste ......................... 342 4. Running, Exercise, and Sports .................... 344 5. Physical Agility ............................... 348 6. Sexual Relations ..... .......................... 351 B. M ental Activities .................................. 352 1. Concentration and Thinking ..................... 352 2. Awareness ................................... 354 3. M em ory ..................................... 355 C. Interpersonal Activities ............................. 355 D. Educational Activities .............................. 358 1. Education and Test- Taking ...................... 358 2. Reading ...................................... 359 E. Transportation Activities ............................ 360 F. Miscellaneous Activities ............................ 363 IV. DEFINING INDETERMINATE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES .......... 364 A. Caringfor Oneself ................................. 364 B. Performing Manual Tasks ........................... 367 V. DEVELOPING COMMON-SENSE PRINCIPLES FOR IDENTIFYING MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES ................................ 369 V I. CONCLUSION ......................................... 374 * J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1994. Member of the State Bar of Texas. The author would like to thank Professor Brian Shannon of Texas Tech University School of Law, David Fram of the National Employment Law Institute, and Brian East of Advocacy, Inc. in Austin for their contributions to this article.

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