Bill Text: IL HB0895 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the White Cane Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the rights of the blind and others.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0895 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0895-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The White Cane Law is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Section 3 as follows:
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| 6 | (775 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3363)
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| 7 | Sec. 3.
The
The blind, the visually handicapped, the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | hearing impaired, persons
who are subject to epilepsy or other | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | seizure disorders,
and the otherwise physically disabled have | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | the same right as the
able-bodied to the full and free use of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | the streets, highways, sidewalks,
walkways, public buildings, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | public facilities and other public places. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | The blind, the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | persons who are
subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | and the
otherwise physically disabled are entitled to full and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | equal
accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | all common
carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | trains, motor buses, street
cars, boats or any other public | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | conveyances or modes of transportation,
hotels, lodging | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | places, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort
and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | other places to which the general public is invited, subject | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | only to
the conditions and limitations established by law and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | applicable alike to
all persons.
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| 1 | Every totally or partially blind, hearing impaired, person | ||||||
| 2 | who is subject
to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, or | ||||||
| 3 | otherwise
physically disabled person or a trainer of support | ||||||
| 4 | dogs, guide dogs,
seizure-alert dogs, seizure-response dogs, | ||||||
| 5 | or
hearing dogs shall
have the right to be accompanied by a
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| 6 | support dog or guide dog especially trained for the purpose, or | ||||||
| 7 | a dog
that is being trained to be a support dog, guide dog, | ||||||
| 8 | seizure-alert dog,
seizure-response dog, or hearing dog, in any
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| 9 | of the
places listed in this Section without being required to | ||||||
| 10 | pay an extra charge
for the guide, support, seizure-alert, | ||||||
| 11 | seizure-response, or hearing dog;
provided that he shall be | ||||||
| 12 | liable for
any damage done to the premises or facilities by | ||||||
| 13 | such dog.
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| 14 | (Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)
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