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May 05, 2007

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pass a drug test

You seem to have got the niche from the root, Awesome work

Kari-Ann Muravsky

If people would see what was under the clothing they modeled, maybe people would not find them as attractive

Jane

The folks who cast fashion shows and shoots employ all sorts of crazy -- and probably illegal -- reasons to exclude/include a given model. Too tall. Too short. Too young. Too old. Too curvy. Not sexy enough. Whatever. The industry is clearly balking at having any external guidelines that limit the pool of talent from which they can discriminate.

Kiwi

Right on! I don't think that anorexia can possibly be conceived of as a disability. The legal definition is:
“The term ‘disability’ means, with respect to an individual –
(a) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual;
(b) a record of such impairment; or
(c) being regarded as having such an impairment.” (P.L. 101-336, Sec. )

The ADA definition is an inclusive definition that tends to capture both the largest and broadest estimate of people with disabilities. It describes a disability as a condition which limits a person’s ability to function in major life activities – including communication, walking, and self-care (such as feeding and dressing oneself) – and which is likely to continue indefinitely, resulting in the need for supportive services.

There's more at the site where I got this,
including the major categories of disability, including mobility impairment, cognitive impairment, hearing impairment, visual impairment, and speech impairment. It's damned hard to be classified as disabled by state and federal agencies.

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