Legal Opinion
Theriault v. Dept. of Safety
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 9, 1998No. 98-1420PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Dennis Theriault claims that the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Safety (“the Commissioner”) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, by requiring him to take a road test as a prerequisite to renewing his driver’s license when such testing was not a mandatory part of the renewal procedure for all applicants. Theriault, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, previously had obtained a license to operate a vehicle equipped with hand controls. He maintains that he was required to pass a new test…
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