vocational

Hearing Officer found that student with Aspergers Syndrome was entitled to two years of compensatory services to provide transition support that he did not receive previously although evaluations and student's progress indicated he needed these services.

Vocatoinal Factors. Stress. "Stress is not a characteristic of a job, but instead reflects an individual's subjective response to a particular situation ... Without an evaluation of Lancellotta's vocational abilities in light of his anxiety disorder, there is no basis for the ALJ's…

Approves administrative notice of occupational reference materials for information regarding various types of work. Court notes that the 4th circuit has held that the Secretary may rely on general categories in the Supplement to the DOT as presumptively applicable to the claimant's past work.…

Pre-GRID case. Once it is determined that claimant cannot perform her past work, Secretary's burden of showing capacity to do other work is not met by taking administrative notice of the general availability of light and sedentary work in the national economy. Step 5 burden is not met by ALJ…