Public Hearing Summaries Note: Click on the case title to download the case PDF. Vilma Anderson vs. Anchorage School District Date of Decision: October 12, 2011 Basis: Physical/Mental disability Resolution: Decision on Appeal Download decision file (pdf) Pubic hearing summary: complainant alleged that respondent discriminated against her on the basis of her physical disability, retinitis pigmentosa, which causes her tunnel vision and blindness. Complainant alleged that respondent terminated her employment as a substitute teacher because it wrongly believed she could not safely and effectively do her job. Complainant also alleged that respondent refused to accommodate her by not allowing her to bring her service dog to work. A public hearing was held on December 2-5, 2009, before the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). On April 27, 2010, the administrative law judge issued a recommended decision finding that the school district violated the Human Rights Law and ordering it to pay the complainant back pay of $43,000, plus interest, and to obtain training for its managers and supervisors. On July 30, 2010, the Commission adopted the recommended decision with one modification, expanding the required training from 3 hours in length to 8 hours.