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1-5-108. White Cane Safety Day.
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1-5-108. White Cane Safety Day.
(a) October 15 of each year is declared to be “White Cane Safety Day”.
(b) The Governor shall annually prior to October 15 issue a proclamation proclaiming October 15 as “White Cane Safety Day” and in the proclamation shall:
(1) Comment upon the significance of the white cane;
(2) Call upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of § 20-14-301 et seq. and to take precautions necessary to the safety of the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities;
(3) Remind the citizens of the state of the policies of the state with respect to the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities, as prescribed by § 20-14-301 et seq., and urge the citizens to cooperate in carrying out those policies; and
(4) Emphasize the need for the citizens of this state to:
(A) Be aware of the presence of the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities in the community;
(B) Keep safe and functional for the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities the:
(i) Streets;
(ii) Highways;
(iii) Sidewalks;
(iv) Walkways;
(v) Public buildings;
(vi) Public facilities;
(vii) Other public places;
(viii) Places of public accommodation, amusement, and resort; and
(ix) Other places to which the public is invited; and
(C) Offer assistance to the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities upon appropriate occasions.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 1-5-108
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1-5-108. White Cane Safety Day.
(a) October 15 of each year is declared to be “White Cane Safety Day”.
(b) The Governor shall annually prior to October 15 issue a proclamation proclaiming October 15 as “White Cane Safety Day” and in the proclamation shall:
(1) Comment upon the significance of the white cane;
(2) Call upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of § 20-14-301 et seq. and to take precautions necessary to the safety of the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities;
(3) Remind the citizens of the state of the policies of the state with respect to the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities, as prescribed by § 20-14-301 et seq., and urge the citizens to cooperate in carrying out those policies; and
(4) Emphasize the need for the citizens of this state to:
(A) Be aware of the presence of the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities in the community;
(B) Keep safe and functional for the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities the:
(i) Streets;
(ii) Highways;
(iii) Sidewalks;
(iv) Walkways;
(v) Public buildings;
(vi) Public facilities;
(vii) Other public places;
(viii) Places of public accommodation, amusement, and resort; and
(ix) Other places to which the public is invited; and
(C) Offer assistance to the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and other persons with physical disabilities upon appropriate occasions.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-14-301. Policy.
(a) It is the policy of this state to accord individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities all rights and privileges of other persons with respect to the use of public streets, highways, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, public carriers, public housing accommodations, public amusement and resort areas, and other public areas to which the public is invited, subject only to the limitations and conditions established by law and applicable to all persons and subject to the special limitations and conditions prescribed in this subchapter for individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities.
(b) It is further the policy of this state that individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities shall be employed in state service, in the service of political subdivisions of this 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 individuals with visual, hearing, or other physical disabilities, unless it is shown that the visual, hearing, or other physical disability of a person prevents the performance of the work involved.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-14-301
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-14-301. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.