وقد تم تعديل قانون إعادة التأهيل لعام 1973 عدة مرات، وذلك حتى يتضمن تعريف "المعاق" عبارة "أي فرد (ج) يعتبر مصابًا بمثل هذا العجز" .
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 has been amended several times such that the definition of "handicapped" includes the statement, "any person who... (C) is regarded as having such an impairment" .