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 86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-515-OCT. 21, 1972

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E Q U A L ACCESS TO P U B L I C ACCOMMODATIONS A N D CON\TEYANCES

SEC. 2. (a) The blind and the otherwise physically disabled are 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 in the District of Columbia, hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited in the District of Columbia, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law or in accordance with law applicable alike to all persons. (b) Every blind person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog guide, especially trained for the purpose, in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in subsection (a), without being required to pay an extra charge for the dog guide; but any blind person so accompanied shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR DRIVERS OF MOTOR V E H I C L E S

SEC. 3. The driver of a vehicle in the District of Columbia approaching a blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color (with or without a red tip) or using a dog guide shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to such blind pedestrian, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused such pedestrian. A blind pedestrian in the District of Columbia not carrying such a cane or using a dog guide in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in sections 1 and 2 shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law on other persons, and the failure of such a blind pedestrian to carry such a cane or to use a dog guide in any such places, accommodations, or conveyances shall not be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence. DISCRIMINATION I N

EMPLOYMENT

SEC. 4. The blind and the otherwise physically disabled shall be employed by— (1) every individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation, or the receiver, trustee, or successor thereof (exclusive of the Government of the United States or any agency thereof), doing business, and employing any individual for the purpose of such business, in the District of Columbia, and (2) the government of the District of Columbia, the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, the Board of Vocational Education of the District of Columbia, the Board of Higher Education of the District of Columbia, and the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts, and all other employers supported in whole or in part by appropriations for the District of Columbia, 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.

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