§ 30-3-9. Effectiveness of Chapter in Relation to Federal Law
Any provision of this chapter which affords persons with disabilities greater access than is required by federal law shall be fully effective. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, to the extent that the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with the provisions of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act […]
§ 30-2-3. Supervision of Industries by Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency; Acquisition of Property
The industries shall be state institutions under the direction and supervision of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency. The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is authorized to provide the property necessary for the industries. The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency may acquire real property through the State Properties Commission pursuant to Code Section 50-16-38 or the agency may […]
§ 30-4-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Housing accommodations” means any real property or portion thereof which is used or occupied, or intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more human beings but shall not include any single-family residence the occupants of which […]
§ 30-2-4. Superintendents for Industries; Operation of Industries Generally; Purchase of Goods Manufactured at Industries by State Institutions
There shall be superintendents for the industries. Preference shall be given to blind persons with the skill and experience to perform such jobs. The department shall provide for the equipment, maintenance, and management of the industries; shall provide for the selection and eligibility of applicants for admission to an industry; shall provide for the sale […]
§ 30-4-2. Right to Equal Public Accommodations; Right to Be Accompanied by Guide Dog or Service Dog
Blind persons, persons with visual disabilities, persons with physical disabilities, and deaf persons are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges on all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, streetcars, boats, or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation and at hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, […]
§ 30-2-5. Articles to Be Manufactured by Industries
The plan of operation of the industries shall be to manufacture supplies such as brooms, brushes, mops, mattresses, desks, and office, school, and other furniture which are in the capacity of the blind to make and which are extensively used by the various departments of the state, its political subdivisions, and its educational, penal, and […]
§ 30-4-3. Right to Housing Accommodations
Blind persons, visually disabled persons, physically disabled persons, and deaf persons shall be entitled to rent, lease, or purchase, as other members of the general public, all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or other compensation in this state, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons. Every […]
§ 30-2-6. Authority of Industry Superintendents to Permit Work to Be Done in Homes of Workers
Where, in the opinion of the industry superintendents, any part of the work necessary to the production of any commodity can be practically and satisfactorily done in the home of the worker, as in the hemming of towels or other needlework, the superintendents shall have authority to permit and to arrange for such work to […]
§ 30-4-4. Denial of or Interference With Admittance to or Enjoyment of Facilities or Exercise of Rights
Any person, firm, corporation, or the agent of any person, firm, or corporation who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the facilities enumerated in this chapter or otherwise interferes with the rights of a totally or partially blind person, physically disabled person, or deaf person or person engaged in the training or […]
§ 30-2-7. Compensation of Workers; Observance of and Payment for State Holidays
Each worker in an industry who is otherwise entitled to share in the benefits provided for blind persons under Articles 1 and 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 shall, in addition to the amount received as compensation for his or her services in the industry, receive from the Department of Human Services such amount […]