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26 M.R.S. § 1419 General provisions
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1. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Deaf person" means a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the purpose of ordinary communication. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).…
26 M.R.S. § 1419-A Specialized customer communications equipment for persons with disabilities
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1. Money for specialized customer telecommunications equipment. 2. Communications Equipment Fund. There is established the Communications Equipment Fund to be used by the Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened within the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services. The fu…
26 M.R.S. § 1420 Policy
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It is the policy of this State to encourage and enable deaf and hard-of-hearing persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of this State and to engage in remunerative employment. The provisions of rights and penalties for denial of those rights, as specified in …
26 M.R.S. § 1420-A Rights
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The rights, established by this subarticle, of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are as follows. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).] 1. Streets and public places. Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons have the same rights as able-bodied persons to the full and free use of the streets,…