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Wheelchair user sues LIRR for public embarassment

Having lived with cerebral palsy all his 22 years, Anthony Faggiani has become accustomed to occasional stares as he goes out in his wheelchair.

But he never expected the kind of attention he got in August while riding on the Long Island Rail Road, said the East Islip man who is suing the agency for drawing unwelcome attention to his disability.

Faggiani has filed a notice of claim...

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