Disability degree determined by inability to work, not inability to perform social roles.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's decision and remanded the case for a new ruling on disability classification. The applicant argued that his high myopia prevented him from working, but the lower courts focused solely on his inability to work rather than his broader social participation. The Court held that disability under the Rehabilitation Act is defined by the inability to fulfill social roles, not merely by professional incapacity, requiring a fresh assessment of social integration.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IAArt. 1 in conjunction with Art. 2 point 5 of the Act on Rehabilitation of the Profession and Social and Employment of Persons with Disabilities; Disability is defined not only as an impairment of organ function but also as the difficulty, limitation or impossibility of fulfilling social roles as an element of participation in social life.