NY Civ Serv L § 55 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CVS - Civil Service Article 4 - Recruitment of Personnel Title A - Examinations and Eligible Lists 55 - Examination of Blind or Physically Handicapped Applicants.

§ 55. Examination  of  blind  or physically handicapped applicants. 1.   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, except  as  herein   provided, neither the state civil service department nor the state civil   service  commission  nor  any  municipal  civil service commission shall   hereafter prohibit, prevent,  disqualify  or  discriminate  against  any   person  who  is  physically  and  mentally  qualified,  from  competing,   participating  or  registering  for  a  civil  service  competitive   or   promotion   examination  or  from  qualifying  for  a  position  in  the   classified civil service solely by reason of his  or  her  blindness  or   other handicap; and any such rule, requirement, resolution or regulation   shall be void.2. The state civil service department and each municipal civil service   commission   shall  cooperate  with  the  commission  for  the  visually   handicapped in the state department of social services,  and  the  state   education  department,  to the end that there shall be no discrimination   against blind or handicapped persons  applying  in  the  civil  service,   unless  the  condition  of  blindness  or  other  handicap be such as to   prevent the blind or handicapped person from  satisfactorily  performing   the duties of the position to which he seeks appointment.3.  Upon  request  of  an applicant or an eligible for a civil service   position who has been found to be blind or  otherwise  handicapped,  the   commission  for  the  visually  handicapped  in  the state department of   social services, or in the case of an otherwise handicapped person,  the   state  education  department,  shall obtain from the state civil service   department or the  appropriate  municipal  civil  service  commission  a   detailed   description   of  all  duties  of  such  position  and  shall   investigate the extent of the alleged disability by examination of  such   applicant  or  otherwise, and shall determine and report its findings to   the state  civil  service  department  or  appropriate  municipal  civil   service  commission,  as  to  the  physical ability of such applicant or   eligible to perform the duties of such position. Such findings shall  be   given  due  consideration  by  the  state  civil  service  department or   municipal civil service commission.4. Where the  applicant  for  a  civil  service  position  is  not  so   physically  disabled  by  blindness  or other handicap as to prevent him   from satisfactorily performing the duties of the position for  which  he   is  applying,  to insure competitive equality between the blind or other   handicapped person and persons not so handicapped in connection with the   taking of written civil service test, the commission  for  the  visually   handicapped  in  the state department of social services, or in the case   of an otherwise handicapped person, the state education department,  may   request from the state civil service department or appropriate municipal   civil service commission the furnishing of an amanuensis when necessary,   allowing additional time for such test to insure equality.5.  The  provisions  of  this section shall not apply to applicants or   eligibles  whom  the  state  civil  service  commission  or  appropriate   municipal  civil  service commission finds to be incapacitated by mental   illness for performance of the duties of the position sought.