Judge: Small Stature Could Be a Disability under ADA

A federal judge allowed an Arizona researcher to proceed with a disability discrimination claim contending that her small stature qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.District Judge G. Murray Snow, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, ruled that plaintiff Barbara McElmurry may proceed with a disability discrimination suit that refers to her height as a disability. The case title is McElmurry v. Arizona Department of Agriculture, No. CV-12-02234-PHX-GMS, 6/11/13.McElmurry worked as a researcher at the Arizona Department of Agriculture's lab ...