Jenkins v. National Board of Medical Examiners
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 2660 (2009)
- Written by Jennifer Flinn, JD
Facts
Kirk Jenkins (plaintiff) was a medical student diagnosed with a reading disorder, which impaired his ability to process written words and read at the same speed as most adults. Jenkins filed a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) (defendant), seeking an injunction to force the NBME to allow him time and a half to complete Step One of the US Medical Licensing Examination. Jenkins argued that his reading disorder limited a major life activity, entitling him to protection under the ADA. The district court, relying on the United States Supreme Court case Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, dismissed Jenkins’s complaint, ruling that he was not disabled under the ADA because his disorder did not substantially impair his ability to read. Jenkins appealed. While Jenkins’s case was pending, Congress passed an amendment to the ADA repudiating the Supreme Court’s holding in Toyota and allowed for a broad interpretation of the term “disability.”
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rogers, J.)
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