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New Mexico Court of Appeals decision in Estes v. Wadley underlines documentation and limits of ADA accommodations
Summary
Professor Bruce Adelson highlighted Estes v. Wadley, where the New Mexico Court of Appeals held the trial court's individualized evaluation and accommodations were sufficient and clarified that appointment of a guardian ad litem is not an ADA-mandated accommodation.
Professor Bruce Adelson reviewed Estes v. Wadley, a recent New Mexico Court of Appeals opinion, and told New Mexico judiciary staff that the decision is a useful model for how courts should document and evaluate accommodation requests.
Adelson said the appeals court found the district court's process — a detailed, documented evaluation of each…
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