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I also tried to read the article via that url but couldn't go to it. Perhaps someone who can would post the article to the list. In a message dated 6/23/1999 9:30:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Earlier today the incorrect article from the Washington Post was cited re: > The Supreme Court's decision on disability. Here is the correct URL: > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/supcourt/stories/cour > t062399.htm . > > Frankly, I was suprised that there wasn't an uproar on the list. In a nut > shell, the decision says that if a condition can be treated (by medication) > and as a result the individual can "function" and not be limited in their > major life activities, they are not considered disabled. That leaves all of > us who are still working in a very precarious position. If our production > should fall off due to advancing PD (or adjusting to new meds), we could be > fired w/o recourse. > > Terry Brennan >