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BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A man with hearing loss who is eager to pursue a law enforcement career filed a federal lawsuit against the state police over guidelines that he says exclude qualified candidates who need hearing aids.
Bill Furman’s lawyers filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania asking that the rule forbidding the use of hearing aids in tests needed for certification be changed so that Furman has the opportunity to become a municipal police officer.
Furman, 39, has used hearing aids since he was 4. His lawyer, Carol Horowitz, pointed out that guidelines allow for the use of glasses to meet vision requirements.
