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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, […]

26 §1418-C. Program established; Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired

§1418-C. Program established; Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired The division, as the designated state unit under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, shall administer services related to blind and visually impaired individuals. The division shall provide a program of services for blind persons, including prevention of blindness, locating of blind persons, vocational guidance […]

26 §1420-B. Motor vehicle drivers

§1420-B. Motor vehicle drivers The driver of a vehicle approaching a deaf or hard-of-hearing person using a properly identified guide dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to that person and the guide dog. A driver who fails to take such precautions is liable in damages for any injury caused to that person […]

26 §1418-D. Education of blind children

§1418-D. Education of blind children 1.  Division services.  The division shall provide the following services to blind and visually impaired persons from birth to age 21:   A. Itinerant teacher services;   [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] B. Mobility instruction;   [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] C. Braille instruction; […]

26 §1418-E. Mandatory report of blindness

§1418-E. Mandatory report of blindness Whenever, upon examination at a clinic, hospital or other institution, or elsewhere, by a physician, optometrist, institutional superintendent or other qualified person, the visual acuity of a person is found to be with correction 20/200 or less in the better eye, or the peripheral field of the person’s vision is […]

26 §1418-F. Business enterprise program

§1418-F. Business enterprise program To provide blind persons with remunerative employment, enlarge the economic opportunities of blind persons and encourage blind persons to become self-supporting, the officer, board or other authority in charge of a public building or property shall grant to the division authority:   [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] 1.  […]