26 §1418-L. Correctional, mental and certain educational institutions
§1418-L. Correctional, mental and certain educational institutions This article does not apply to or authorize the installation of vending facilities in a building wholly used by a correctional or mental institution or by an educational institution of any type supported in whole or in part from public funds, unless that educational institution is a university, […]
26 §1418-M. Application
§1418-M. Application If a vending facility not under the control of the division exists in a building or on property of the State, a county or a municipality, the person having jurisdiction over that building or property shall give preference to the division to continue operation of the vending facility when an existing lease or […]
26 §1419. General provisions
§1419. General provisions 1. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Deaf person” means a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the purpose of ordinary communication. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] B. “Hard-of-hearing person” means a […]
26 §1419-A. Specialized customer communications equipment for persons with disabilities
§1419-A. Specialized customer communications equipment for persons with disabilities 1. Money for specialized customer telecommunications equipment. [PL 2003, c. 553, Pt. A, §3 (RP).] 2. Communications Equipment Fund. There is established the Communications Equipment Fund to be used by the Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened within the Bureau of Rehabilitation […]
26 §1418. Definitions
§1418. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] 1. Blind person. “Blind person” means a person having not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction or an equally disabling loss […]
26 §1419-B. Equal access for deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-impaired consumers to wireless telecommunication services (REPEALED)
§1419-B. Equal access for deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-impaired consumers to wireless telecommunication services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 377, §2 (NEW).
26 §1418-A. Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
§1418-A. Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired The Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired is established within the department under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The commissioner shall appoint the director, subject to the Civil Service Law. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, […]
26 §1420. Policy
§1420. Policy It is the policy of this State to encourage and enable deaf and hard-of-hearing persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of this State and to engage in remunerative employment. The provisions of rights and penalties for denial of those rights, as specified in this subarticle, are not intended to […]
26 §1418-B. Jurisdiction of director defined
§1418-B. Jurisdiction of director defined “Jurisdiction of the director” means having direct administrative responsibility for all programs and personnel under this article. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 560, §F13 (NEW).
26 §1420-A. Rights
§1420-A. Rights The rights, established by this subarticle, of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are as follows. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] 1. Streets and public places. Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons have the same rights as able-bodied persons to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, […]