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The article reports that the education committee of the United States House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that would update the Americans With Disabilities Act but not broaden its coverage. The bill specifies a list of major life activities that a disability must limit, adding, for the first time, concentrating and thinking. It is intended to reverse judicial rulings that are considered to have narrowed the broad scope of protection intended to be afforded by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The article discusses legislation that would broaden coverage under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The bill, which has been stalled in United States Congress for several months, is causing some college officials to worry that expanding the definition of a disability could overwhelm offices that work to accommodate disabled students. Since most colleges voluntarily go beyond the letter of the law in accommodating students on their campuses, broadening the definition of a disability could add more demand for offices that already work with too many students.