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disability caselaw

U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

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PETERS v. BALDWIN UNION FREE SCH. DIST. (07/08/03 - No. 02-7018)

Because plaintiff presented evidence from which a reasonable jury could have concluded that the defendants terminated her because they perceived her as suicidal and therefore as substantially limited in her ability to care for herself, she did establish a protected disability within the meaning of the Rehabilitation Act.

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