It is the policy of this Territory to: (a) encourage and enable blind persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of the Territory and to engage in remunerative employment; and (b) encourage and enable blind persons to be employed in the Government service, in the public schools and in all other employment […]
(a) Blind persons have the same right as persons who are not blind to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, public beaches and other public places. (b) Blind persons are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges, including but not limited to, all […]
Every blind person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog guide, when said dog guide is equipped with a rigid “U”-shaped harness, in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 152 of this chapter, without being required to pay an extra charge for the dog guide; provided, that the […]
Blind persons shall be employed on the same terms and conditions as persons who are not blind and shall not be denied the opportunity to obtain or maintain employment or to advance in positions of employment solely because such persons are blind or are accompanied by dog guides, unless it can be shown that a […]
A blind person is entitled to rent, lease or purchase, as are other members of the general public, all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this Territory, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons. Nothing in this section shall require any person renting, leasing […]
A dog guide trainer, while engaged in the actual training process and activities of dog guides, shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to access to public facilities, and the same responsibilities as are applicable to a blind person.
A blind person accompanied by a dog guide, or who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, shall have that right-of-way over vehicles while crossing a highway or any intersection thereof, as provided in section 510 of chapter 43 of Title 20, Virgin Islands Code.
(a) Any person who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 152 of this chapter, or otherwise interferes with the rights of a blind person under sections 152, 153, 154 and 155 of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall […]
(a) Any blind person whose admittance to or enjoyment of any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 152 of this chapter has been denied or interfered with or whose rights under sections 152, 153, 154 or 155 of this chapter have been interfered with may file a written complaint under oath with […]
For the purposes of this chapter, the term “blind person” means, and the term “blind” refers to, a person who is totally blind, has impaired vision of not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye and for whom vision cannot be improved to better than 20/200, or whose better eye has a limitation […]
The Governor is hereby authorized and directed on October 15 of each year, to take suitable public notice of White Cane Safety Day, as proclaimed by the U.S. Congress, and to issue a proclamation in which: (a) he comments upon the significance of the white cane; (b) he calls upon the residents of the Territory […]
