Breece v. Alliance Tractor-Trailer Training II

824 F. Supp. 576 (1993)

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Breece v. Alliance Tractor-Trailer Training II

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
824 F. Supp. 576 (1993)

  • Written by Alexander Hager-DeMyer, JD

Facts

Michael Breece (plaintiff) had a severe hearing impairment and applied to participate in a tractor-trailer driver program run by Alliance Tractor-Trailer Training II, Inc. (Alliance) (defendant). Breece’s impairment prevented Breece from hearing loud voices and often required a sign-language interpreter for his communication. A significant portion of the training program required students to drive on public roads while an instructor rode along as a passenger. Breece claimed that he could satisfy the program’s requirements through driving simulators, increased classroom instruction, an interpreter’s presence in the vehicle during drives, or a speaker to amplify his instructor’s voice. Alliance rejected Breece’s application to the program, claiming that it could not safely or reasonably accommodate Breece’s disability for the public-road training segments. Breece filed suit in federal district court, claiming that Alliance violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by rejecting his application.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Hilton, J.)

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