Category Three (Regarded as a Person with a Disability): Group 1
The first group includes people who have impairments that are not genuinely substantially limiting, but that other people mistakenly believe are substantially limiting.
For example, a customer with curvature of the spine may be capable of lifting and carrying heavy objects. However, her case manager at a One-Stop center may wrongly assume that the customer is unable to lift and carry, and fail to refer her to jobs that require lifting and carrying. In these circumstances, the customer is protected under Federal disability nondiscrimination law, including Section 504, because she has an impairment that is not substantially limiting, but that is regarded by others as being substantially limiting.
