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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1242
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein - Emil Jones, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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775 ILCS 30/3 |
from Ch. 23, par. 3363 |
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Amends the White Cane Law. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the rights of the blind and others.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1242 |
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LRB094 04893 WGH 34922 b |
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| AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The White Cane Law is amended by changing |
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| Section 3 as follows:
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| (775 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3363)
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| Sec. 3. The
The blind, the visually handicapped, the |
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| hearing impaired, persons
who are subject to epilepsy or other |
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| seizure disorders,
and the otherwise physically disabled have |
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| the same right as the
able-bodied to the full and free use of |
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| the streets, highways, sidewalks,
walkways, public buildings, |
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| public facilities and other public places. |
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| The blind, the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired, |
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| persons who are
subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, |
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| and the
otherwise physically disabled are entitled to full and |
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| equal
accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of |
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| all common
carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad |
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| trains, motor buses, street
cars, boats or any other public |
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| conveyances or modes of transportation,
hotels, lodging |
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| places, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort
and |
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| other places to which the general public is invited, subject |
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| only to
the conditions and limitations established by law and |
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| applicable alike to
all persons.
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| Every totally or partially blind, hearing impaired, person |
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| who is subject
to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, or |
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| otherwise
physically disabled person or a trainer of support |
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| dogs, guide dogs,
seizure-alert dogs, seizure-response dogs, |
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| or
hearing dogs shall
have the right to be accompanied by a
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| support dog or guide dog especially trained for the purpose, or |
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| a dog
that is being trained to be a support dog, guide dog, |
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| seizure-alert dog,
seizure-response dog, or hearing dog, in any
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| of the
places listed in this Section without being required to |