Legal Opinion
Pelleccione v. R.I. D.H.S., 00-5246 (2001)
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 12, 2001No. C.A. No. 00-5246Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
Before this Court is an appeal from an Administrative Hearing Decision (Decision) of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS), denying the application of Timothy Pelleccione (Pelleccione) for the funding of certain modifications to his home in order to make it wheelchair accessible. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to G.L. § 42-35-15.
Facts/Travel
As a result of a diving accident when he was nineteen, Pelleccione has quadriplegia and uses a wheelchair. He has been a client of the DHS Office of Rehabilitative Services (ORS) since 1995. With
ORS help, Pelleccione finished…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Caswell v. George Sherman Sand & Gravel Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Milardo v. Coastal Resources Management CouncilSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Newport Shipyard, Inc. v. Rhode Island Commission for Human RightsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- Costa v. Registrar of Motor VehiclesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
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