There is no list of “approved” disabilities under the Equal Employment Opportunity regulations.
Examples of disabilities, as listed in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s regulations implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, include, but are not limited to, blindness, deafness, cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, autism, cerebral palsy, HIV/AIDS, schizophrenia, muscular dystrophy, bipolar disorder, major depression, multiple sclerosis, missing limbs or partially missing limbs, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, impairments requiring the use of a wheelchair, and intellectual disability. These are merely examples; however, sponsors may refer to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s disability discrimination page for additional information.