> being tall isn’t recognized as an ADA-covered disability There is no formal "whitelist" of "ADA-covered disabilities". https://askjan.org/topics/Americans-w

> being tall isn’t recognized as an ADA-covered disability There is no formal "whitelist" of "ADA-covered disabilities". https://askjan.org/topics/Americans-with-Disabilities-Act-Amendments-Act.cfm#impair https://askjan.org/topics/Americans-with-Disabilities-Act-Am... According to this, height is only not a factor if considered within the "normal" range. The fact that the distance between seats is slightly smaller than my femurs would seem to signify that the airline don't consider my height to be within the normal range, and I'm at the low-end of "really tall". If we can agree that being above a certain height could be considered an impairment according to the ADA under certain circumstances, then consider that the ADA protects someone who has a "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities". Besides the immediate physical discomfort, sitting in cramped spaces raises your risk of deep vein thrombosis while flying. Tall people are already more prone to DVT, and the spaces are even more cramped for us.