Yahoo - Inability to Type Not a Disability 9th Circuit Rules
A newspaper reporter whose repetitive stress injuries have left her unable to use a computer keyboard isn't "substantially limited" in major life activities under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

The 2-1 majority said Fresno Bee reporter Jacalyn Thornton didn't meet her burden of showing she was limited in her ability to work or perform manual labor.

"In this case, Thornton was able to perform a wide range of manual tasks, including grocery shopping, driving, making beds, doing laundry and dressing herself," wrote Judge Michael Daly Hawkins in Thornton v. McClatchy Newspapers, 01 C.D.O.S. 7070. "Her inability to type and write for extended periods of time is not sufficient to outweigh the large number of manual tasks that she can perform."
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