Reply #20: You can read the ADA statute. HIV, for instance applies as well in .

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certain situations, so the definition of "disabiity" can be rather broad.

http://www.querycat.com/question/a492471716093848cec70d49134abf4b

According to the Federal law, an individual with a disability is anyone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits or restricts conditions, manner or duration under which an average person can perform one or more major life activities that include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, sitting, standing, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, and learning.



Being excessively tall in a setting where seating is required by FAA regulations, yet the person is unable to comply because they can not fit in the seat would be likely to be addressed under this statute in court challenge, which has given very wide latitude to the ADA statute in the past. As I stated repeatedly, the airlines might well be able to require him to pay for a seat with more leg room--that is up to question, but I am willing to bet the onus will be on the airlines to 1. inform him and 2. to ensure, per FAA regulations that passengers can be safely seated during the required portions of air travel and thus can not leave it up to the passenger alone