title: Recent developments in ADA case law and implications for spine professionals.
abstract: This article presents case briefs from 1992 through 1994 involving back- and spine-related disabilities that introduces spine professionals to their role in helping incorporate people with back- and spine-related disabilities into the mainstream of society without expensive and prolonged litigation. The cases show how spine professionals can aid employers in making effective determinations regarding whether a patient's condition "substantially limits" a major life activity and whether a patient can perform the "essential functions" of a job without endangering him or herself or others.
authors.affiliation: College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Blanck
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States