Legal Opinion
Chirico v. Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 8, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
Petitioner, a quadriplegic in his mid-40’s, has been employed by the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District since 1972, first as teacher and then, for the last IV2 years, as a high school guidance counselor. At issue in this proceeding is whether respondent Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (hereinafter VESID) may be compelled to furnish petitioner with a voice-activated computer system, known as the "Dragon Dictate” system, to facilitate his performance of work-related writing at home. VESID denied…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Indiana Department of Human Services v. FirthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
- Buchanan v. IvesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1991
- Polkabla v. Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped of the New York State Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by5 opinions
- Murphy v. Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals With DisabilitiesNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Campbell v. Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with DisabilitiesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Barbee v. Office of Vocational & Educational ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Jimenez Irizarry v. Administracion de Rehabilitacion VocacionalTribunal De Apelaciones De Puerto Rico/Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico · 2004
- Murphy v. Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with DisabilitiesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997