Section 21-7-1 Declaration of policy; definitions. (a) It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable the blind, the visually impaired, and the physically disabled to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in meaningful employment. (b) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms […]
Section 21-7-10 Annual proclamation of White Cane Safety Day. Each year, the Governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day. He shall issue a proclamation in which: (1) He comments upon the significance of the white cane; (2) He calls upon the citizens of the state to observe the […]
Section 21-7-2 Right to full use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, etc. An individual with a disability has the same right as an individual who is not disabled to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. […]
Section 21-7-3 Right to full use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, etc. (a) An individual with a disability is entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges in every public accommodation. (b) A public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, and procedures to permit the use of a service animal by […]
Section 21-7-4 Right of a person with a disability to be accompanied by service animal; liability for damages; violations. (a) An individual with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal in all areas of a public accommodation, including a public or private school, that the public or customers are normally […]
Section 21-7-5 Notice regarding use of service animal. A conspicuous sign may be posted in a location accessible to public view in a place of public accommodation that contains the following, or substantially similar, language: “NOTICE: Service animals welcome. It is illegal for a person to misrepresent an animal in that person’s possession as a […]
Section 21-7-6 Duty of drivers to pedestrians carrying cane or accompanied by service animal. (a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service animal, or an individual employed by an […]
Section 21-7-7 Rights of blind persons not using cane or service animal. A totally or partially blind pedestrian not carrying a cane as described in Section 21-7-6 or any totally or partially blind individual not using a service animal in a public accommodation shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon […]
Section 21-7-8 Employment by state, political subdivisions of state, public schools, etc. It is the policy of this state that an individual with a disability shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in […]
Section 21-7-9 Right to housing accommodations. (a) An individual with a disability shall be entitled to full and equal access, as are other members of the general public, to any housing accommodation offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this state, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all […]
