Major Life Activities
Regulations include a sample list of "major life activities." but also makes it clear that the list is not exclusive. Eligibility should be determined on a case-by-case basis. The list includes caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning , reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. 42 U.S.C. Section 12102(4)(a)(2)(A).
The regulation also include "the operation of bodily function," The operation of a major bodily function , including but not limited to, functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions. 42 U.S.C. Section 12102(4)(a)(2)(B).