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Lets Talk The Aaron Cannon Case

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Tonight. Rachel Thompson and Bennet Pomerantz  will discuss The Aaron Cannon case

From the NFB website

Burlington, Iowa..The National Federation of the Blind, which has led the fight for the equality of blind Americans for over seventy years, today commented on the landmark case of Aaron Cannon and Davenport Civil Rights Commission v. Palmer College of Chiropractic, which will decide whether blind individuals can still pursue a career in chiropractic medicine.  At issue in the case is Palmer’s academic policy requiring that all students seeking a doctor of chiropractic degree must possess “a sufficient sense of vision.” .  

 
“We believe Palmer’s policy of requiring vision blatantly discriminates against the blind,” said Dr. Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind.  “Blind individuals have successfully practiced as chiropractors for several decades, and many of them have graduated from Palmer.  If the Iowa Supreme Court allows Palmer’s policy to stand, the effect will be that blind persons will not be able to pursue a chiropractic education and thus not be able to obtain licenses to practice in this field.”  
 
In 2005, Aaron Cannon, who is totally blind, started taking classes at Palmer College of Chiropractic to obtain his doctor of chiropractic degree.  His pursuit of the degree halted due to Palmer’s policy requiring vision..
 
 
Aaron Cannon is being represented by Scott C. LaBarre of LaBarre Law Offices P.C. in Denver, Colorado, 
 
 
https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-comments-iowa-supreme-court-case-regarding-blind-people-entering

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