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First, the D.C. Circuit said sleep qualified as a "major life activity." Now sex is on the list. That is, disabilities that promote sleeplessness or the inability to have sex are covered by the Rehabilitation Act, the anti-discrimination law for federal employees, the court ruled. Lawyers say the rulings open the door for a host of new discrimination claims and will add ballast to cases that hinge on plaintiffs' ability to prove that their disabilities substantially interfere with their everyday lives.