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RHODE
ISLAND DISABILITY LAW BOOK
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
HOW
TO USE THIS BOOK
Understanding
the law numbers
Locating
the actual laws
CHAPTER
1 CIVIL RIGHTS
Civil
Rights Of People With Disabilities 42-87
Fair
Employment Practices 28-5
Urine And
Drug Tests As Condition Of Employment: 28-6.5-1,28-6.5-2
R.I. Fair
Housing Practices Act 34-37
Discrimination
In Granting Credit Or Loans 34-37-4.3
Rights Of
Persons With Disabilities Relating To Taxation 44-3
Property
Tax Relief :44-33-9
Zoning
& Community Residence 45-24-37
Hotels
And Public Places 11-24
Smoking
In Public Areas 23-20.6-2
Discrimination
In Government Services 42-51-6(C)
Consumer
Enforcement Of Assistive Technology Device Warranties
6-4
Consumer
Protection Rights - Authority To Regulate And Licensing Issues 5-71, 5-49, 23-15-2 And
5-63.2 8
Aids
Discrimination 23-6-22
Assault 11-5-10.2, 11 & 13 And Robberies 11-39-1
Children's
Freedom From Restraint: 42-72.9
Right To
Be Heard In Commitment Proceedings 33-16-26
Rights Of
Clients In Mental Health Facilities 40.1-5-5
Rights Of
Persons Judged Incompetent To Stand Trial Or Criminally Insane 40.1-5.3-3
Rights Of
Clients Of Facilities For Developmental Disabilities 40.1-22-6, 12 & 13
Rights Of
Residents In Group Homes For Developmental Disabilities40.1-24.5-5
Rights
For Persons With Developmental Disabilities 40.1-26
Abuse And
Neglect Of Adults With Severe Impairments 11-5-12
CHAPTER
2 ACCESSIBILITY
Sidewalks
And Curbs 42-13-1
The Rhode
Island Building Code 23-27.3
Sheltered
Care Facilities 23-17.4-6
Public
Buildings - Access For Physically Disabled 37-8-15
Accessibility
Of Leased Or Rented Facilities 37-8-15.1
Meetings
Of Public Agencies 42-46-13
Voter
Registration By Mail 17-9.1-9 And 17-9.1-9.1
Voter
Registration At Designated Agencies 17-9.1-8
Polling
Places 17-19-3.2
Priority
For Voters With Disabilities 17-19-52
Visual
Fire Alarms 23-28.7-16
Nursing
Homes--Posting Of Disabilities 23-28.10-2
Housing
For The Elderly--Posting Of Disabilities 45-26-13
CHAPTER
3 HOUSING
Fair
Housing Practices 34-37
Discrimination
In Granting Credit Or Loans 34-37-4.3
Department
Of Elderly Affairs RI Assisted Housing Living Waiver 42-66.8
Personal
Assistive Animals 42-87-3
Elderly
Housing--Priority For Veterans With Disabilities 45-26-12
Assisted
Housing Living Waivers: 42-66.8
Subsidized
Housing 45-33.2 And 45-33.3
Zoning
& Community Residence 45-24-37
Accessibility
CHAPTER
4 EDUCATION
Regional
School Districts 16-3
Regional
Collaboratives 16-3.1-9 To 11
Hearing,
Speech And Vision Examinations 16-21-14
Allergic
Emergencies - Anaphylaxis - Use Of Epinephrine - Administering Immunity
Transportation
Beyond District Limits 16-21.1-5
General
Duties Of The School District 16-24
Education
- Children With Disabilities 16-24-1
The Rhode
Island School-To-Work Transition Act Of 1996 16-78
Students
Who Are Blind And/Or Deaf 16-25
Braille
Instruction For Blind Students 16-25.1
Instruction
For Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing Students 16-25.2
Education
- School Speech And Language Pathologists 16-25.3
Education
- The Rhode Island American Sign Language Instruction Act Of 1996 16-25.4-2 And 16-25.4-3
School
For The Deaf 16-26
Regional
Vocational Schools 16-45-1.1 & 4.1
Education
- Social Services 16-73
Education
- Charter Schools 16-77
Driver
Education Program Included In IEP 31-10-19
Commercial
Driver's Licenses 31-10.3-15
Guardianship
For Education - Educational Advocates For Children With Disabilities Under The Care And
Custody Of The State 33-15.1-2
Adult
Education Commission 16-58
Higher
Education - Disability Accessibility 16-59-24
CHAPTER
5 INDEPENDENT LIVING
Independent
Living Program 42-12.2
Personal
Care Assistant Program 40-8.1
Personal
Assistive Animals 42-87-3
Deinstitutionalization
Program 40.1-1-10.1
Aftercare
Programs--Group Homes For Mental Illness 40.1-24-19
Adaptive
Telephone Equipment Loan Program 39-2-5 And 40-1-9
Dual
Party Relay Service 39-1-42
Assistive
Technology Services 40-14.1-2
Commission
On The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing 23-1.8
Interpreter
Referral Services 23-1.8-2 (6)
CHAPTER
6 EMPLOYMENT
Fair
Employment Practices 28-5
Discrimination
In Employment Prohibited 42-87
Disability
Business Enterprises 37-2.2-3
Worker's
Compensation 28-33-17
Medical
Rehabilitative Services 28-33-41
Vocational
Rehabilitation Services 42-12-8 To 17
Workers
With Disabilities--Exemption From Minimum Wage 28-12-9
Homework
Licenses 28-18-3
Priority
For Veterans With Disabilities 36-4-19
Special
List Of Persons Eligible For State Jobs 36-4-61
CHAPTER
7 TRANSPORTATION
Persons
Ineligible For Drivers Licenses - Medical Advisory Board 31-10-3 & 44
Driver
Education Program Included In IEP31-10-19
Driver
Training Program For Adaptive Vehicles 31-10-19
Special
Driver Permits For Persons With Disabilities 31-10-6
Road Test
At Office Closest To Home 31-10-22
Disabled
Veterans Plates 31-6-8
Pedestrians
- Operation Of Wheelchairs - Rights And Duties
31-18-20.1-2 & 31-18-20
Parking
Permits For People With Disabilities 31-28-7
Using RI
Disability Parking Permits Out Of State 31-29-5
Exemption
From Parking Fees And Fines 31-28-4 And 6.
Disability
Parking Permits For Group Care Facilities 31-28-7.1
Free
Transportation On RI Public Transit Authority Busses 39-18-4
Self
Service Pumps--Assistance 23-28.22-19
Housing
For The Elderly Emergency Generators 23-28.39-1-
CHAPTER
8 RECREATION
Use Of
Campsites And Other Recreational Facilities 32-1-16
Use Of
State-Owned Recreational Facilities 32-1-17goddard Park--Exemption For Veterans With
Disabilities 32-1-20
Senior
Citizens' Use Of State Owned Recreational Facilities 32-1-18
Use Of
State Owned Golf Courses 32-2-14
Hunting
And Fishing Licenses 20-2-31
CHAPTER
9 HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE
Home And
Community Care Services To The Elderly 42-66.3
Health
Care Power Of Attorney 23-4.10
Rights Of
Nursing Home Patients 23-17.5
Abuse In
Health Care Facilities 23-17.8
Long Term
Health CARE: 40-20
Catastrophic
Health Insurance 42-62-1 To 42-62-25
Pharmaceutical
Assistance To The Elderly 42-66.2
Pharmaceutical
Assistance To The Elderly 42-66.2-3
In-Home
Services To The Elderly: 42-66.3-5
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases 23-11-19
Health
And Safety: Osteoporosis 23-69-1,23-69-3
Insurance
Companies - Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies 27-18-36, 27-19-32, 27-20-27,
27-41-41
Insurance
Companies - Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies 27-18-37
Insurance
Companies - Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies 27-18-38
Insurance
Companies - Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies 27-18-39, 27-19-32, 27-20-27,
27-41-41
Mastectomy
Coverage - Accident And Sickness Insurance 27-18-40, 27-19-34.1, 27-20-29.1, 27-41-43.1
Insurance
Companies - Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies 27-18-41, 27-19-37, 27-20,27-32,
27-41-46
Insurance
Companies - Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies 27-18-39
Mastectomy
Coverage - Accident And Sickness Insurance 27-18-40, 27-19-34.1, 27-20-29.1, 27-41-43.1
Accident
And Insurance Policies: 27-18
Insurance
Coverage For Treatment Of Substance Abuse 27-38-1
Insurance
Coverage For Treatment Of Serious Mental Illness 27-38.2
Medical
Assistance Program 40-8-2
Eligibility
Requirements 40-8-3
Protection
Of Resources-Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Insurance 40-8-22
Department
Of Children, Youth And Families: 42-72-5
Prostate
And Colorectal Examinations -- Coverage Mandated. 27-18-58, 27-19-49, 27-20-44, And
27-41-60
CHAPTER
10 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family
Independence Act 40-5.1
General
Public Assistance 40-6-3 To 3.3
Cashing
Of GPA Checks 40-6-5.2
Public
Assistance Act: 40-6-8
Supplementary
Cash Assistance: 40-6-27.1, 40-5.1-8
APPENDIX A: CONTACTS
APPENDIX
B: LEGAL SERVICES
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