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AL Code § 21-5-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 5 - Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped.|Section 21-5-10 - Annual Report and Evaluation.

Section 21-5-10Annual report and evaluation. The committee shall make a formal evaluation and shall make an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including therein suggestions and recommendations for protecting and improving the state's effectiveness in employing or helping to employ handicapped individuals. The annual report and evaluation shall be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature at least 30 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session for the year. The report shall include statistics on: (1) Total number of handicapped individuals in Alabama; (2) Number seeking employment; (3) Number receiving employment through efforts of the Governor's committee; (4) A listing of accomplishments resulting from actions taken by the committee; and (5) Any other supportive data that can be used to measure the effectiveness of the actions of the committee. (Acts 1980, No. 80-147, p. 217.)
AL Code § 21-6-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 6 - Rehabilitation Program for the Homebound.|Section 21-6-1 - Authorized; Contracts With State Agencies and Private Organizations.

Section 21-6-1Authorized; contracts with state agencies and private organizations. The Children's Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Rehabilitation Services is authorized to establish a rehabilitation program for the homebound to provide medical and attendant care and adjustment aids to those handicapped persons who meet certain requirements stated in this chapter. The Children's Rehabilitation Services shall be responsible for the administration of the program, but may contract with other state agencies or private organizations in connection with the program. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 109, p. 336, §1.)
AL Code § 21-6-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 6 - Rehabilitation Program for the Homebound.|Section 21-6-2 - Services Available to Eligible Persons.

Section 21-6-2Services available to eligible persons. Services that may be provided eligible persons, if not available from other sources, include: (1) Medical care; (2) Adjustment training; (3) Attendant care; (4) Prosthetic appliances; (5) Home health care by health care teams; (6) Home modification; provided, that no more than $1,000.00 shall be expended on any one home in any one year; (7) Transportation; and (8) Medical supplies. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 109, p. 336, §2.)
AL Code § 21-6-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 6 - Rehabilitation Program for the Homebound.|Section 21-6-3 - Eligibility Requirements.

Section 21-6-3Eligibility requirements. Services available under this chapter may be provided to any person who: (1) Has made application therefor to the director of the Children's Rehabilitation Service in the manner prescribed by him; (2) Has a severe disability that causes the person to be homebound, such disability to be certified by an appropriate medical specialist; (3) Has not sufficient income or resources, including family income or resources, insurance, workman's compensation, etc., to meet the cost of home care services applied for, such insufficiency to be determined by a rehabilitation and Children's Rehabilitation Service staff member; (4) Is under the care of a family member who is a potential wage earner and will be relieved to engage in employment outside the home, such circumstances to be certified by a vocational rehabilitation counselor, and such counselor will be responsible for helping place such family member in employment; and (5) Is a resident of this state. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess. No. 109, p. 336, §3.)
AL Code § 21-6-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 6 - Rehabilitation Program for the Homebound.|Section 21-6-4 - Attendant Care.

Section 21-6-4Attendant care. Attendant care may be provided when (1) the requirements of Section 21-6-3 are met and (2) an attendant trained by competent medical and vocational rehabilitation personnel is available to provide the care needed by the homebound person. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a member of the handicapped person's family from serving as an attendant under this chapter. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 109, p. 336, §4.)
AL Code § 21-6-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 6 - Rehabilitation Program for the Homebound.|Section 21-6-5 - Regional Rehabilitation Committees.

Section 21-6-5Regional rehabilitation committees. The Director of the Children’s Rehabilitation Service of the Department of Rehabilitation Services shall establish as many regional rehabilitation committees as he deems necessary. Each such committee shall be made up of (1) a medical specialist, (2) a vocational rehabilitation counselor, (3) a registered nurse, (4) a physical therapist, and (5) a social worker. Each committee member shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Director of the Children’s Rehabilitation Service. Such committees shall be responsible for the final determination of the eligibility of each applicant for services provided under this chapter and the type and extent of services needed by such applicant. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 109, p. 336, §5.)
AL Code § 21-7-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-2 - Right to Full Use of Streets, Sidewalks, Public Buildings, Public Facilities, Etc.

Section 21-7-2Right to full use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, etc. An individual with a disability has the same right as an individual who is not disabled to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §2; Act 2019-478, §1.)
AL Code § 21-7-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-3 - Right to Full Use of Streets, Sidewalks, Public Buildings, Public Facilities, Etc.

Section 21-7-3Right to full use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, etc. (a) An individual with a disability is entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges in every public accommodation. (b) A public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, and procedures to permit the use of a service animal by an individual with a disability. (c) This chapter does not require a person, firm, business, or corporation, or an agent thereof, to modify or provide a vehicle, premises, facility, or service to a higher degree of accommodation than is required for an individual who is not disabled. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §2; Act 2019-478, §1.)
AL Code § 21-7-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-5 - Notice Regarding Use of Service Animal.

Section 21-7-5Notice regarding use of service animal. A conspicuous sign may be posted in a location accessible to public view in a place of public accommodation that contains the following, or substantially similar, language: "NOTICE: Service animals welcome. It is illegal for a person to misrepresent an animal in that person's possession as a service animal." (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §4; Act 2019-478, §1.)
AL Code § 21-7-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-6 - Duty of Drivers to Pedestrians Carrying Cane or Accompanied by Service Animal.

Section 21-7-6Duty of drivers to pedestrians carrying cane or accompanied by service animal. (a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service animal, or an individual employed by an accredited school for training a service animal who provides notice through a sign or other method that he or she is training an animal as a service animal shall take all necessary precautions prescribed by law to avoid injury to the blind pedestrian or the trainer. (b)(1) A service animal in training that is a dog shall wear a harness, collar, leash, cape, or backpack that identifies in writing that the dog is a service animal in training. (2) Other service animals in training shall be identifiable by written identification as a service animal in training. (3) The written identification for a service animal in training shall be visible and legible from a distance of at least 20 feet. (c) Any driver who fails to take all necessary precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused to the pedestrian or the trainer. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §3; Act 99-698, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 298, §1; Act 2019-478, §1.)
AL Code § 21-7-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-7 - Rights of Blind Persons Not Using Cane or Service Animal.

Section 21-7-7Rights of blind persons not using cane or service animal. A totally or partially blind pedestrian not carrying a cane as described in Section 21-7-6 or any totally or partially blind individual not using a service animal in a public accommodation shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other individuals, and the failure of a totally or partially blind pedestrian to carry a cane or of a totally or partially blind individual to use a service animal in a public accommodation may not be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §3; Act 2019-478, §1.)
AL Code § 21-7-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-8 - Employment by State, Political Subdivisions of State, Public Schools, Etc.

Section 21-7-8Employment by state, political subdivisions of state, public schools, etc. It is the policy of this state that an individual with a disability shall 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 an individual who is not disabled, and an employer may not refuse employment to an individual with a disability on the basis of his or her disability alone, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the satisfactory performance of the work involved. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §6; Act 2019-478, §1.)
AL Code § 21-7-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-9 - Right to Housing Accommodations.

Section 21-7-9Right to housing accommodations. (a) An individual with a disability shall be entitled to full and equal access, as are other members of the general public, to any housing accommodation offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this state, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all individuals. (b) Nothing in this section shall require any person renting, leasing, or providing for compensation real property to modify his or her property in any way or provide a higher degree of care for an individual with a disability than for an individual who is not disabled. (c)(1) An individual with a disability who has a service animal or who obtains a service animal shall be entitled to full and equal access to any housing accommodation as provided for in this section. (2) An individual with a disability may not be required by the housing accommodation to pay extra compensation for a service animal, but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or to another person on the premises by the service animal. (3) A housing accommodation may request proof of compliance with vaccination requirements for a service animal. (d) This chapter does not limit the rights or remedies of a housing accommodation or an individual with a disability that are granted by state or federal law with regard to other assistance animals. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §7; Act 2019-478, §1.)
AL Code § 21-7-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 7 - Rights of Blind and Otherwise Physically Disabled Persons.|Section 21-7-10 - Annual Proclamation of White Cane Safety Day.

Section 21-7-10Annual proclamation of White Cane Safety Day. Each year, the Governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day. He shall issue a proclamation in which: (1) He comments upon the significance of the white cane; (2) He calls upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of the disabled; (3) He reminds the citizens of the state of the policies with respect to the disabled herein declared and urges the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to them; and (4) He emphasizes the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence of disabled persons in the community and to keep safe and functional for the disabled the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to disabled persons upon appropriate occasions. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. 1711, §5.)
AL Code § 21-8-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 8 - Hemophilia Treatment.|Section 21-8-1 - Definitions.

Section 21-8-1Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) COMMITTEE. The Hemophilia Advisory Committee established by this chapter. (2) HEMOPHILIA. A bleeding disorder resulting from a genetically determined deficiency factor in the blood, or hereditarily resulting in an abnormal or deficient plasma procoagulant. (Acts 1975, No. 1181, p. 2312, §2.)
AL Code § 21-8-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 8 - Hemophilia Treatment.|Section 21-8-2 - Legislative Intent.

Section 21-8-2Legislative intent. In order to foster the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state and to facilitate the research and treatment of hemophilia and related diseases, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to achieve the maximum practical degree of care and treatment for persons suffering from hemophilia and other related diseases. (Acts 1975, No. 1181, p. 2312, §1.)
AL Code § 21-8-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 8 - Hemophilia Treatment.|Section 21-8-3 - Treatment Program Established.

Section 21-8-3Treatment program established. There is hereby established the Hemophilia Treatment Program in Alabama, to be administered by the Children's Rehabilitation Service of the Department of Rehabilitation Services. Such treatment program shall use the existing facilities and staff of the Children's Rehabilitation Service, as required, for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia. The Hemophilia Treatment Program shall assist those persons who require continuing treatment with blood, blood derivatives, or a manufactured pharmaceutical product to avoid crippling, hospitalization, or other effects associated with hemophilia, but who are unable to pay for the entire cost of such services on a continuing basis, despite the existence of various types of hospital and medical insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, other government assistance programs, and private charitable assistance. (Acts 1975, No. 1181, p. 2312, §3.)
AL Code § 21-8-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 8 - Hemophilia Treatment.|Section 21-8-4 - Hemophilia Advisory Committee.

Section 21-8-4Hemophilia Advisory Committee. The Director of the Children's Rehabilitation Service shall appoint a committee to consult with the Children's Rehabilitation Service in the administration of the program established by this chapter. The committee shall be composed of not more than 12 members representing hospitals, voluntary agencies interested in hemophilia, medical specialists in hemophilia patient care, representatives of adult hemophiliacs and parents of hemophiliacs, and the general public; but no group shall have more than four members on the committee. Each member of the committee shall hold office for a term of four years or until his successor is appointed and qualified; except, that of those members initially appointed, two shall be appointed for one-year terms, three shall be appointed for two-year terms, three shall be appointed for three-year terms, and three shall be appointed for four-year terms. Any vacancy occurring on the committee shall be filled by appointment by the division director for the unexpired term. The committee shall meet at least annually, and at such other times as the chairman or a majority of members deem necessary. Members of the committee shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed, upon proper documentation, for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. (Acts 1975, No. 1181, p. 2312, §3.)
AL Code § 21-8-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 8 - Hemophilia Treatment.|Section 21-8-5 - Duties of Children's Rehabilitation Service.

Section 21-8-5Duties of Children's Rehabilitation Service. It is the duty of the Children's Rehabilitation Service, with the advice of the committee, to: (1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this chapter. (2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia and related diseases, including home care and medical and dental procedures designed to provide maximum control over bleeding. (3) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia for the purpose of obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents for use in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and in the home. (4) Institute and carry on community educational programs for the detection of hemophilia and for the counseling of individuals and families. (5) Conduct educational programs for physicians, dentists, hospitals, regional health departments, and the public concerning the methods of care and treatment for persons suffering from hemophilia. (Acts 1975, No. 1181, p. 2312, §4.)
AL Code § 21-9-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 9 - Board of Rehabilitation Services and Department of Rehabilitation Services.|Section 21-9-1 - Declaration of Policy.

Section 21-9-1Declaration of policy. It is the policy of this state to provide rehabilitation services, to the extent needed and feasible within resources available, to eligible children and adults with disabilities throughout the state, so that they may engage in meaningful educational and employment opportunities and live independently to the extent of their capabilities, thereby increasing their social and economic well-being and that of their families, and the productive capacity of this state and nation, also thereby reducing the burden of dependency on families and taxpayers. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-824, p. 147, §1.)
AL Code § 21-9-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.|Chapter 9 - Board of Rehabilitation Services and Department of Rehabilitation Services.|Section 21-9-2 - Definitions.

Section 21-9-2Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board of Rehabilitation Services. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, who shall administer the department. (3) COMPONENT PROGRAMS. The following programs administered by the department: a. Children's Rehabilitation Service. A service program that provides educational, medical, and habilitative services including recreational and physical fitness services for children with special health care needs, including coordination and support for their families through statewide community-based programs. b. Early Intervention Program. A program that provides early intervention services for children, up to the age of three years, who are born with disabling conditions or who are at risk for developmental delay. c. Adult Vocational Rehabilitation Service. A service program that provides training and employment-related services for persons who have disabilities that present a substantial barrier to employment and who, as a result of services, have a reasonable expectation of becoming employed. This program also offers special services for the sensory impaired, providing employment opportunities for those who have hearing or visual impairments, or both. d. Business Enterprise Program. A specialized program that provides food service vending employment opportunities for legally blind individuals. e. Client Assistance Program. A consumer and client advocacy service program designed to provide information and resolve problems or questions related to the provision of rehabilitation services. f. Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. A program that is funded and administered by the Department of Rehabilitation Services to increase awareness, provide information, and reduce barriers to employment for people with disabilities. g. Homebound Service. A service program that provides nursing, counseling, and attendant care services for persons with severe disabilities to enable them to achieve maximum independence in their home environment. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Rehabilitation Services, a state department of government directly responsible to the Board of Rehabilitation Services for the direction and supervision of rehabilitation services. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-824, p. 147, §2.)