Legal Opinion
Easley by Easley v. Snider
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 20, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-0221PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
In this action I must decide whether a state program that provides health maintenance and other ancillary services to physically disabled individuals can exclude from eligibility for those services physically disabled individuals who are not mentally alert as defined by the program. I find that this program violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by using an improper eligibility criterion to screen out disabled individuals who could benefit from the service.
FACTS
I received evidence from both parties at a bench trial on October 12th to 13th, 1993.…
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