, ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ▁said : ▁ ▁A DA ▁Am end ments ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁The ▁A DA ▁defines ▁a ▁covered ▁dis ability ▁as ▁a ▁physical ▁or ▁mental ▁imp air ment ▁that ▁substantial ly ▁limits ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁major ▁life ▁activities , ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁having ▁such ▁an ▁imp air ment , ▁or ▁being ▁regarded ▁as ▁having ▁such ▁an ▁imp air ment . ▁The ▁Equ al ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁( EE OC ) ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁interpre ting ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁law ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁employ ment . ▁The ▁E E OC ▁developed ▁reg ulations ▁limit ing ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁imp air ment ▁to ▁one ▁that ▁" se ver ely ▁or ▁significantly ▁restrict s " ▁a ▁major ▁life ▁activity . ▁The ▁AD AA A ▁directed ▁the ▁E E OC ▁to ▁am end ▁its ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁replace ▁" se ver ely ▁or ▁significantly " ▁with ▁" subst ant ial ly ▁limits ", ▁a ▁more ▁len ient ▁standard . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁signed ▁the ▁A DA ▁Am end ments ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( AD AA A ) ▁into ▁law . ▁The ▁am end ment ▁bro aden ed ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁" dis ability ", ▁thereby ▁extending ▁the ▁A DA ' s ▁prote ctions ▁to ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁people . ▁The ▁AD AA A ▁also ▁added ▁to