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Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, no
qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason
of such disability, be excluded from participation in
or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or
activities of a public entity, or be subjected to
discrimination by any such entity.
To establish that the ADA was violated, petitioner must show
that: (1) He was disabled, (2) he was denied a public benefit,
and (3) the denial was by reason of his disability. See Kornblau
v. Dade County, 86 F.3d 193, 194 (11th Cir. 1996).
Petitioner contends that he was denied a public benefit,
i.e., the right to exclude income, because he is disabled. We
disagree. The pension which Pawtucket pays to petitioner under
section 59-21 of the Pawtucket City Code was not based on
disability. The ADA was not violated because petitioner was not
denied a public benefit by reason of his disability. More
importantly, the taxation of his pension benefits is governed by
the Internal Revenue Code, not the ADA.
C. Whether Treatment of Petitioner Is Discriminatory
Petitioner contends that respondent's determination is
unfair because payments received by other firefighters throughout
the country who have been injured on the job have been excluded
from income. There is no evidence in the record showing how
other firefighters were treated or the legal structure of their
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12133 (1994)) provides:
The remedies, procedures, and rights set forth in
section 794a of Title 29 shall be the remedies,
procedures, and rights this subchapter provides to any
person alleging discrimination on the basis of
disability in violation of section 12132 of this title.
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