Pedestrians around New York City can relax a bit: the Second Circuit has upheld the right of the city’s Transit Authority to remove from his job as a bus driver Curtis Shannon, whose color-blindness renders him unable to distinguish traffic signals. (Shannon v. NYCTA, 332 F.3d 95, summarized at Neighborhood Legal Services site; Second Circuit, search on docket for #02-7266, decided Jun. 13, 2003).
Bus driver who can’t distinguish traffic signals not protected by ADA
Pedestrians around New York City can relax a bit: the Second Circuit has upheld the right of the city’s Transit Authority to remove from his job as a bus driver Curtis Shannon, whose color-blindness renders him unable to distinguish traffic signals. (Shannon v. NYCTA, 332 F.3d 95, summarized at Neighborhood Legal Services site; Second Circuit, […]
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