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GA Code § 30-1-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-1-1. "Deaf Person" Defined

 As used in this title, the term "deaf person" means any person whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing is so seriously impaired as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communications spoken in a normal conversational tone.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1131, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Aid to disabled or illiterate in voter registration process, § 21-2-220.    Hearing screenings for newborns, § 31-1-3.2.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - To what extent are federal entities subject to suit under § 504(a) of Rehabilitation Act (29 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.
GA Code § 30-1-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-1-2. Public Employment of Physically Disabled Persons

 It is the policy of this state that blind, visually disabled, deaf, and otherwise physically disabled persons shall be employed in the service of the state or 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 able-bodied persons, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1639, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 14.)   Cross references.   - Physical examination of state employees, § 45-2-40 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Cruet v. Emory Univ., 85 F. Supp. 2d 1353 (N.D. Ga. 2000).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 44, 52, 56. 68 Am. Jur. 2d, Schools, § 145 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, § 80. 14A C.J.S., Civil Rights, § 285 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 21 et seq. 78 C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 296 et seq.
GA Code § 30-1-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-1-3. Identification Carried by Persons Suffering Blackouts; Duties of Law Enforcement Officers Finding Persons in Semiconscious or Unconscious Condition

  Any person who suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition, or any other type of illness which causes temporary blackouts, semiconscious periods, or complete unconsciousness is authorized to wear an identification bracelet or metal tag or carry an identification card with the person's name, type of illness, physician's name, and medication required engraved, stamped, or imprinted thereon.   Before any person who is found in a semiconscious or unconscious condition may be charged with a crime, it shall be the duty of all law enforcement officers in this state to make a diligent effort to determine if such person is an epileptic or diabetic or a person who is suffering from any other type of illness which would cause semiconsciousness or unconsciousness. If any law enforcement officer shall determine that such a person is actually suffering from an affliction which would cause semiconsciousness or unconsciousness, it shall be his duty to notify such person's physician immediately or to have such person immediately transported to a physician or to some facility where the services of a physician are available.   Any person who willfully and knowingly falsifies such identification or deliberately misrepresents such an illness shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1965, p. 176, §§ 1-3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, § 268. 57A Am. Jur. 2d, Negligence, § 187.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 640 et seq. 65 C.J.S., Negligence, §§ 36, 68 et seq., 79, 78, 82 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act (U.L.A.) §§ 2, 3.
GA Code § 30-1-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-1-4. Council on the Deaf

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2001, p. 873, § 9, effective July 1, 2001.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1978, p. 2150; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 30; Ga. L. 1982, p. 833, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 21; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 30; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 4.
GA Code § 30-1-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-1-6. American Sign Language

 The General Assembly finds that:    American Sign Language is a fully developed, autonomous, natural language with distinct grammar, syntax, and symbols, and is one of hundreds of signed languages of the world; and   American Sign Language is the fourth most commonly used language in the United States and Canada.     (Code 1981, §30-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 290, § 2/SB 170.)   Editor's notes.   - This Code section formerly pertained to assaulting, beating, harassing, or injuring guide or dogs assisting disabled persons. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 30-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 665, § 1. For present comparable provisions, see Code Section16-11-107.1.
GA Code § 30-2-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-1. Creation

 There is created the Georgia Industries for the Blind.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1.)
GA Code § 30-2-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-2. Purpose

 The purpose of the industries is to furnish to those citizens of Georgia who are blind or who have not more than 10 percent vision a means of supporting themselves; to furnish an opportunity for those who are mentally gifted to earn a living by working in short shifts as well as to develop their talents for literature, poetry, music, or otherwise; and to furnish a home to workers who desire it.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1.)
GA Code § 30-2-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-3. Supervision of Industries by Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency; Acquisition of Property

  The industries shall be state institutions under the direction and supervision of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency.   The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is authorized to provide the property necessary for the industries. The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency may acquire real property through the State Properties Commission pursuant to Code Section 50-16-38 or the agency may enter into rental agreements in order to acquire the needed space.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, § 5; Ga. L. 1949, p. 544, § 3; Ga. L. 1960, p. 172, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1220; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1017, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 5.1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 4/HB 1146.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Industries are department of state and subject to Workers' Compensation Act.   - It is clear that the factory (now industries) is a department of the State of Georgia, and subject to provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act, (see now O.C.G.A. Ch. 9, T. 34). 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 723.   Industries excluded from provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act.   - The factory (now industries) designated by and made a state institution by the General Assembly of Georgia is excluded from provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 723.
GA Code § 30-2-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-4. Superintendents for Industries; Operation of Industries Generally; Purchase of Goods Manufactured at Industries by State Institutions

  There shall be superintendents for the industries. Preference shall be given to blind persons with the skill and experience to perform such jobs. The department shall provide for the equipment, maintenance, and management of the industries; shall provide for the selection and eligibility of applicants for admission to an industry; shall provide for the sale of supplies manufactured at the industries to the departments of the state, its subdivisions, and institutions, and to the federal government and other states and to individual and corporate dealers in such supplies; shall provide for housing, rationing, hours of labor, scale of pay, or division of profits, subject to this chapter; and shall provide all other rules for the proper management of the industries not in conflict with this chapter. The department shall procure necessary machinery, equipment, and furnishings for the industries; shall make contracts for power, lighting, and heating; and shall arrange for all other things necessary and proper for the conduct of the industries.   All departments, subdivisions, and institutions of the State of Georgia are directed to give preference in purchases to goods manufactured at the industries, provided said goods are of equal quality and competitive in price.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, § 6; Ga. L. 1960, p. 172, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1.)
GA Code § 30-2-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-5. Articles to Be Manufactured by Industries

 The plan of operation of the industries shall be to manufacture supplies such as brooms, brushes, mops, mattresses, desks, and office, school, and other furniture which are in the capacity of the blind to make and which are extensively used by the various departments of the state, its political subdivisions, and its educational, penal, and other institutions; provided, however, that this enumeration is partial and not exclusive of articles that may be manufactured in the industries.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1.)
GA Code § 30-2-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-6. Authority of Industry Superintendents to Permit Work to Be Done in Homes of Workers

 Where, in the opinion of the industry superintendents, any part of the work necessary to the production of any commodity can be practically and satisfactorily done in the home of the worker, as in the hemming of towels or other needlework, the superintendents shall have authority to permit and to arrange for such work to be so done.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, § 7; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1.)
GA Code § 30-2-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-7. Compensation of Workers; Observance of and Payment for State Holidays

  Each worker in an industry who is otherwise entitled to share in the benefits provided for blind persons under Articles 1 and 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 shall, in addition to the amount received as compensation for his or her services in the industry, receive from the Department of Human Services such amount of public assistance as shall be determined in accordance with the regulations approved by the commissioner of human services.   All workers in the industries shall observe all holidays observed by other departments and agencies of the state government and shall receive their proportionate compensation for each holiday so observed. If any worker shall be compensated in such a manner that his or her daily compensation is not fixed, but rather is based upon a production basis, he or she shall receive by way of compensation for such observance of state holidays the average daily production compensation received by him or her during the immediately preceding 30 day period, holidays and Sundays excluded. The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is authorized and directed to pay such compensation from the funds appropriated to and available for the agency.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 579, § 8; Ga. L. 1963, p. 137, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 5.2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 2-2, 2-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 5/HB 1146.)   Cross references.   - Public and legal holidays, § 1-4-1.
GA Code § 30-2-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-8. Promotion, Demotion, and Layoff of Employees; Transfer; Departure and Return of Employees

 Whenever the skill and experience of two employees are relatively equal, seniority shall control in all questions of promotion, demotion, or layoff. When skill and merit are relatively equal between employees, the employee with the greater seniority shall have the first right to obtain or refuse any transfer. When any worker in the industries leaves to accept other employment outside the industries, he shall have the right to return to the industries within one year from the date of leaving and resume his former seniority and employee privileges.   (Ga. L. 1960, p. 172, § 3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1.)
GA Code § 30-2-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 2 - Georgia Industries for the Blind|§ 30-2-9. Surplus Funds Retained as Working Capital

 Surplus funds designated as reserve funds accruing at the industries in any fiscal year shall not lapse to the state treasury but may be reserved by the industries as working capital.   (Ga. L. 1970, p. 557, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 759, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 830, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 5.3.)
GA Code § 30-3-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 3 - Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Persons With Disabilities|§ 30-3-1. Purpose and Intent of Chapter

 The provisions of this chapter are enacted to further the policy of the State of Georgia to encourage and enable persons with disabilities or elderly persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of Georgia and to encourage and promote their education and rehabilitation. It is the intent of this chapter to eliminate, insofar as possible, unnecessary physical barriers encountered by persons with disabilities or elderly persons whose ability to participate in the social and economic life of this state is needlessly restricted when such persons cannot readily use government buildings, public buildings, and facilities used by the public.    (Code 1981, §30-3-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1255, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Selection of polling places so as to allow access to disabled voters, § 21-2-265.   Editor's notes.   - Application, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Comptroller General, Rules of Safety Fire Commissioner, § 120-3-20-.02.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Hollis & Spann, Inc. v. Hopkins, 301 Ga. App. 29, 686 S.E.2d 817 (2009).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Defense of Claim Brought Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 49 Am. Jur. Trials 171.   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and application of § 302 of Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C.S. § 12182), prohibiting discrimination on basis of disability by owners or operators of places of public accommodation, 136 A.L.R. Fed 1.   What constitutes federal financial assistance for purposes of § 504 of Rehabilitation Act (29 USCA § 794), which prohibits any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating on basis of disability, 147 A.L.R. Fed. 205.   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.   When does a public entity discriminate against individuals in its provision of services, programs, or activities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USCA § 12132, 163 A.L.R. Fed. 339.   Web site as "public accommodation" for purposes of federal or state civil rights statutes, 7 A.L.R.7th 1.
GA Code § 30-3-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 3 - Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Persons With Disabilities|§ 30-3-4. Covered Multifamily Dwellings; Building Entrance on Accessible Route Required; Applicable Standards and Specifications

  Covered multifamily dwellings constructed for first occupancy after March 31, 1993, shall be designed and constructed to have at least one building entrance on an accessible route unless it is impractical to do so because of the terrain or unusual characteristics of the site. For purposes of this Code section, a covered multifamily dwelling shall be deemed to be designed and constructed for first occupancy on or before March 31, 1993, if it is occupied by that date or if the last building permit or renewal thereof for the covered multifamily dwellings is issued by a local government on or before January 31, 1993. The burden of establishing impracticality because of terrain or unusual site characteristics shall be in accordance with the guidelines established under the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, Public Law 100-430.   All covered multifamily dwellings constructed for first occupancy after March 31, 1993, with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed and constructed:   In such a manner that:   The public and common use areas are readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities;   All the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons with disabilities in wheelchairs; and   All premises within covered multifamily dwelling units contain the following features of adaptable design:   An accessible route into and through the covered dwelling unit;   Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;   Reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars around the toilet, tub, shower stall, and shower seat, where such facilities are provided; and   Usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space; or       To conform to the appropriate standards and requirements of Code Sections 30-3-3 and 30-3-5.       (Code 1981, §30-3-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2461, § 3; Code 1981, §30-3-4, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1, effective July 1, 1995, redesignated former Code Section 30-3-4 as present Code Section 30-3-5.   U.S. Code.   - The reference to the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, Public Law 100-430 in this Code section is codified at 28 U.S.C. § 2341, 2342; 42 U.S.C. §§ 3602, 3604, 3605, 3608, 3610-3614, 3614a-3616, 3617-3619.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Cap on fully accessible or adaptable apartment units.    - Covered multifamily dwellings are not subject to the 2 percent cap on fully accessible or adaptable rental apartment complexes of 20 units or more as provided in O.C.G.A. § 30-3-2(8). 1997 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U97-24.
GA Code § 30-3-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 3 - Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Persons With Disabilities|§ 30-3-5. Specific Amenities Required to Be Provided

 All government buildings, public buildings, and facilities receiving permits for construction or renovation after July 1, 1987, but before July 1, 1995, shall comply with the American National Standards Institute specifications A117.1-1986 for making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (10) and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (11) of Code Section 30-3-2 and except that nothing in this Code section is intended to require the addition of an elevator where none exists or is planned, solely for the purpose of providing an accessible route between floor levels and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall provide the following amenities for persons with disabilities, as appropriate:    Accessible parking spaces in a reasonable number of which not less than 30 percent of or a minimum of one, whichever is greater, shall have an aisle width in compliance with American National Standards Institute specifications A117.1-1986 (A4.6.2);   Accessible entrances in a reasonable number;   Accessible toilet rooms, bathrooms, bathing facilities, and shower rooms in a reasonable number; and   Accessible seating, tables, and work surfaces in a reasonable number.     (Code 1981, §30-3-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1255, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 863, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1425, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1556, § 3; Code 1981, §30-3-5, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Standards for construction of curb ramps, § 32-4-94.    Reservation of special parking places for persons with disabilities, § 40-6-220 et seq.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1, effective July 1, 1995, redesignated former Code Section 30-3-5 as present Code Section 30-3-7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Liability for injury to elevator passenger as affected by the fact that sides of car are open and unprotected, 57 A.L.R. 259.   What is "passenger elevator" within safety statute or regulation, 77 A.L.R.2d 477.
GA Code § 30-3-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 3 - Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Persons With Disabilities|§ 30-3-6. Parking Lot Spaces

  In addition to any other requirement under this chapter, all parking lots for more than 40 vehicles receiving permits for construction after July 1, 1987, but before July 1, 1995, shall include at least one parking space for persons with disabilities accessible to a passenger van having an overall height not exceeding 108 inches, with additional side-loading mechanism clearance in compliance with American National Standards Institute specifications A117.1-1986 (A4.6.2); and each such parking space shall be at a grade not exceeding 2 percent and shall not require the use of an unattended fare gate mechanism which blocks access to or exit from such space unless gate-opening mechanisms are provided at a height accessible to a van driver.   Compliance with this Code section may be waived under the same conditions as provided in Code Section 30-3-3.     (Code 1981, §30-3-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1425, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1556, § 4; Code 1981, §30-3-6, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1, effective July 1, 1995, redesignated former Code Section 30-3-6 as present Code Section 30-3-8.   Parking space designation for persons with disabilities, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Comptroller General, Rules of Safety Fire Commissioner, § 120-3-20-.06.
GA Code § 30-3-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 3 - Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Persons With Disabilities|§ 30-3-8. Penalty

 Any person, firm, or corporation who violates this chapter, or who causes another person, firm, or corporation to violate this chapter, or who fails or refuses to comply with any regulation promulgated under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §30-3-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1255, § 1; Code 1981, §30-3-8, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.)
GA Code § 30-3-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 30 - Handicapped Persons|Chapter 3 - Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Persons With Disabilities|§ 30-3-9. Effectiveness of Chapter in Relation to Federal Law

  Any provision of this chapter which affords persons with disabilities greater access than is required by federal law shall be fully effective.   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, to the extent that the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with the provisions of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, Public Law 100-430, and the regulations and guidelines promulgated pursuant to such federal act, the provisions of such federal act and regulations and guidelines shall control; but nothing in this subsection shall operate to defeat the intention of subsection (a) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §30-3-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2461, § 4; Code 1981, §30-3-9, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.)