It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable persons who are blind, visually impaired or who have another physical disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment.
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-13-2, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 232, § 2; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 12-26-2, by Laws 1972, ch. 51, § 9; 2007, ch. 46, § 24.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, made non-substantive language changes.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Accommodation requirement under state legislation forbidding job discrimination on account of handicap, 76 A.L.R.4th 310.
Handicap as job disqualification under state legislation forbidding job discrimination on account of handicap, 78 A.L.R.4th 265.
Damages and other relief under state legislation forbidding job discrimination on account of handicap, 78 A.L.R.4th 435.
Discrimination "because of handicap" or "on the basis of handicap" under state statutes prohibiting job discrimination on account of handicap, 81 A.L.R.4th 144.
What constitutes handicap under state legislation forbidding job discrimination on account of handicap, 82 A.L.R.4th 26.
Remedies available under Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCS § 12101 et seq.), 136 A.L.R. Fed. 63.
To what extent are federal entities subject to suit under § 504(a) of Rehabilitation Act (42 USCA § 794(a)), which prohibits any program or activity conducted by any executive agency or the postal service from discriminating on basis of disability, 146 A.L.R. Fed. 319.
When is individual regarded as having or perceived to have, impairment within meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCA § 12102(2)(c)), 148 A.L.R. Fed. 305.
Action under Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.), to remedy alleged harassment or hostile work environment, 162 A.L.R. Fed. 603.
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