Karen Sutton and Kimberly Hinton are twin sisters that suffer from acute visual myopia. They brought a lawsuit against United Airlines for failing to hire them as commercial airline pilots. They were not hired according to United Airlines because their eye vision did not meet the standards.
The sisters were both declined jobs for the sole purpose of them being myopic and wore glasses. Myopic meaning, they were nearsighted. The sisters were both able to function in their daily lives. Currently, Karen and Kimberly are commercial airline pilots for a regional commuter airline. This, proving they could function normally as anyone else could. Stated in the court case, “their vision limitations are permanent and that without corrective measures they would ‘effectively be unable to see.’” Consequently, also stated in the court case “they are well enough to conduct normal everyday activities such as, driving,watching television, or shopping.”…show more content… Yes, the sisters did sue, but according to the court case “they sued under the ADA, but the courts said the law does not cover people who can correct their disability.” The sisters wore glasses to correct their vision, it wouldn’t have made a difference if they nearsighted or not. Stated in the court document, “the district court ruled that the plaintiff's were not disabled within the meaning of the ADA because their vision did not substantially limit a major life activity. The court stated “that with corrective measures were able to function identically without a similar
