▁the ▁A DA ▁examples ▁of ▁" major ▁life ▁activities " ▁including , ▁but ▁not ▁limited ▁to , ▁" car ing ▁for ▁ones elf , ▁performing ▁manual ▁tasks , ▁seeing , ▁hearing , ▁e ating , ▁sleep ing , ▁walking , ▁standing , ▁lif ting , ▁b ending , ▁speaking , ▁breath ing , ▁learning , ▁reading , ▁concentr ating , ▁thinking , ▁communic ating , ▁and ▁working " ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁several ▁specified ▁major ▁bod ily ▁functions . ▁The ▁act ▁over turn ed ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁US ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case ▁that ▁held ▁that ▁an ▁employee ▁was ▁not ▁disabled ▁if ▁the ▁imp air ment ▁could ▁be ▁corrected ▁by ▁mit ig ating ▁measures ; ▁it ▁specifically ▁provides ▁that ▁such ▁imp air ment ▁must ▁be ▁determined ▁without ▁considering ▁such ▁am el ior ative ▁measures . ▁It ▁also ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁court ▁restriction ▁that ▁an ▁imp air ment ▁which ▁substantial ly ▁limits ▁one ▁major ▁life ▁activity ▁must ▁also ▁limit ▁others ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁dis ability . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education ▁and ▁Labor ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁am end ment ▁" m akes ▁it ▁absolutely ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁A DA ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁provide ▁broad ▁coverage ▁to ▁protect ▁anyone ▁who ▁faces ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁dis ability ." ▁Thus ▁the ▁AD AA A ▁led ▁to ▁bro ader ▁coverage ▁of ▁imp a ired ▁employees . ▁▁ 2 5 th ▁anni versary , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁the