Indiana Department of Human Services v. Firth

BAKER, Judge.

This appeal requires us to interpret certain sections of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 2 Respondent-appellant Indiana Department of Human Services (the Department) appeals the trial court’s ruling which reinstated an award to petitioner-appellee Andrew Firth. The Department raises two issues for our review, but our decision requires us to address but one, restated as

I. Whether Firth is eligible for the Department’s services.

We affirm, but remand to the Department for a determination of which services Firth should receive.

FACTS

Andrew Firth is a 25 year old profoundly deaf…