Legal Opinion
John Walker v. Donald N. Snyder Jr., Director, Illinois Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 2000No. 98-3308PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
John Walker has no vision in his right eye and poor vision in his left — though with corrective lenses, bright light, and concentration he can read. Since 1993 Walker has been imprisoned by Illinois for residential burglary, and he wants the state to accommodate his condition in several ways: books on tape, a brightly lit cell to himself (so that he can read better and does not have to worry about a cellmate put out of sorts by having to tolerate his disability), and transfer to a less restrictive prison. According to Walker, Title II of the Americans with…
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