§ 25-2-13. White Cane Safety Day — Declaration of policy.
It is the policy of this state:
(1) To encourage and enable persons with vision impairments to participate fully in the
social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment;
(2) To 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 part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as the able bodied, unless
it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work i
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§ 25-2-13. White Cane Safety Day — Declaration of policy.
It is the policy of this state:
(1) To encourage and enable persons with vision impairments to participate fully in the
social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment;
(2) To 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 part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as the able bodied, unless
it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved;
(3) To have the same right as the able bodied to the full and free use of the streets,
highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public
places; and
(4) To be entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges
of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, street
cars, boats, or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging
places, places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, and other places to
which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations
established by law and applicable alike to all persons.