Legal Opinion
Sherry v. New York State Education Department
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided November 5, 1979No. Civ-79-17PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff’s daughter, Deloween Sherry, is fourteen years old. She is legally blind and deaf and she suffers from brain damage and an emotional disorder which makes her self-abusive. There is no question that she is a handicapped individual within the meaning of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 1 and the Education of the Handicapped Act [“Handicapped Act”]. 2 In September 1978 Deloween Sherry was enrolled at the New York State School for the Blind in Batavia, New York. 3 As a result of injuries resulting from her self-abusive behavior, she was taken back to Olean, New York…
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