Who is disabled

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

Michael Perelman wrote:
>To what extent is the definition of disabled a social construction?
>
>We are expanding who is disabled.  A California school district recently
>fired a
>teacher with a skin disorder.  His fingerprints were insufficiently clear.
>In a
>sense, he is disabled, yet perfectly able to carry out his job.

Why are they allowed to get the fingerprints of a teacher?

Yoshie