### Question
Can you define what qualified individual with a disability means?


### Answer
**Qualified individual with a disability** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 12111*:

> an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12111*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 126-EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-EMPLOYMENT**

