Without specific evidence of program-wide difficulties in providing services, New York city and state officials may not deny accommodations to a disabled person eligible for access to a public benefit, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice ruled. The decision represents the first interpretation in New York of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1999 ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, which limited the government's ability to raise a defense to demands claimed under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
February 28, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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Without specific evidence of program-wide difficulties in providing services, New York City and State officials may not deny accommodations to a disabled person eligible for access to a public benefit, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice has ruled.
The decision by Justice Karla Moskowitz requires State and City officials to allow three disabled people to continue using Medicaid-funded in-home care.
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