Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities

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Section
209.010

Division to aid blind persons.

Section
209.015

Blindness education, screening and treatment program fund — uses of fund — rulemaking.

Section
209.020

Division may receive and expend donations and bequests.

Section
209.030

Blind pensions, eligibility requirements — termination of payments for failure to submit to vision test — change of address, notice to department.

Section
209.035

Proceeds from involuntary conversion, how treated — receipt defined.

Section
209.040

Standard of vision, vision test required, exemption — amount of payments, effect of insufficient appropriations — medical assistance — supplemental appropriations, when.

Section
209.050

Persons refusing work ineligible for pensions — names may be stricken from roll.

Section
209.060

Application for pension — payment begins, when — misrepresentation, penalty.

Section
209.070

Division to prepare suitable blank application forms.

Section
209.080

Division to make regulations relative to examination of applicants for pensions.

Section
209.090

Division to prepare roll of pensioners — to distribute pensions.

Section
209.100

Division to keep blind pension roll.

Section
209.110

Person aggrieved may appeal.

Section
209.130

Rate of tax to be levied.

Section
209.140

Persons violating provisions of law guilty of misdemeanor.

Section
209.150

Rights of persons with disabilities — service dogs, no extra charge for — liability for actual damages.

Section
209.152

Trainers of guide, hearing or service dogs, no extra charge for — liability for damages.

Section
209.160

Discrimination or interference with persons having visual, hearing or physical disabilities, a misdemeanor.

Section
209.162

Discrimination or interference with persons having visual, hearing or physical disability, an unlawful employment practice — complaints, filed by aggrieved persons.

Section
209.170

October fifteenth to be white cane safety day, governor to note.

Section
209.180

State and its political subdivisions and tax money recipients to employ visually handicapped on same terms as other employees, exception.

Section
209.190

Housing accommodations, defined — discrimination against persons with visual, hearing or physical disabilities, prohibited — dogs, guide, hearing or service to have full access — liability for actual damages.

Section
209.192

Definitions — blind literacy study — division of special education to make annual report.

Section
209.200

Definitions.

Section
209.202

Crime of causing substantial injury to or the death of a service dog, penalty — failure to control an animal that causes substantial injury to or the death of a service dog, penalty — harassment of a service dog, penalty — damages.

Section
209.204

Impersonating a person with a disability for the purpose of receiving certain accommodations, penalty, civil liability — misrepresentation of dog as service dog, penalty, civil liability — misrepresentation of animal as assistance animal, penalty, civil liability — placard, brochure.

Section
209.240

Amount of pension — need, how determined.

Section
209.245

Financial assistance for obtaining hearing aids, program established — fund created — powers of commission.

Section
209.251

Definitions.

Section
209.253

Statewide dual-party relay system, establishment by PSC — advisory assistive technology council to administer — rulemaking authority.

Section
209.255

Rate established to recover costs of programs — surcharge, limitations, collection — exemption from taxes.

Section
209.257

Telephone company to deduct percentage to cover cost — percentage determined by PSC — money collected, deposit — use of deaf relay service fund.

Section
209.258

Deaf relay service fund established, purpose — deposit — unexpended balance not to be transferred to general revenue — commission and advisory assistive technology council to request appropriations from fund for service delivery.

Section
209.259

Review of surcharge and deduction percentage — recommendation procedures — surcharge adjusted when — excess funds, effective.

Section
209.260

Telecommunications companies responsibility for quality of services, individuals with disabilities.

Section
209.261

Definitions.

Section
209.263

Person relaying conversation not to disclose contents, exception — order to disclose — privilege.

Section
209.265

No disclosure of conversation without permission — penalty.

Section
209.285

Definitions.

Section
209.287

Board for certification of interpreters established — appointment, qualification, terms — expenses — meetings — chairman elected how — quorum — removal from office, procedure.

Section
209.289

Coordinator to be hired, qualifications, salary and expenses.

Section
209.292

Board's powers and duties — evaluation team to be appointed, qualifications, expenses — removal from team, procedure.

Section
209.295

Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission.

Section
209.297

Applications for certification, content, oath — fee not refundable — applicant to be given date for evaluation.

Section
209.299

Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of score.

Section
209.302

Eligibility for evaluation.

Section
209.305

Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records.

Section
209.307

Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect.

Section
209.309

Provisional certificates issued when — limitation — requirements — extension granted when.

Section
209.311

Fees, how established.

Section
209.314

Grievances on evaluation, procedure.

Section
209.317

Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure.

Section
209.318

Fund for certification of interpreters established, purpose — lapse into general revenue when — first fiscal year, board's expenses, how paid.

Section
209.319

State committee of interpreters to be established in division of professional registration, appointment, qualifications, terms, compensation — vacancies — quorum — meetings.

Section
209.321

License required to practice interpreting — certain professions exempt — practice to be limited to training and education — not considered interpreting, when — out-of-state licensees, temporary interpreting permitted — provisional licensure, criteria.

Section
209.322

Certificates recognized by the board.

Section
209.323

License application forms, content, oath, fee not refundable, qualifications, licenses expire, when — reinstatement procedure — replacement of license lost or destroyed.

Section
209.326

Temporary license issued to persons licensed in other states, procedure, fee limitation.

Section
209.328

Ethical rules of conduct established by rules, duties of committee — other rules authorized.

Section
209.331

Procedure to adopt rules.

Section
209.332

State committee of interpreters fund established, purpose — transfer to general revenue, when — profession of interpreter not to be subject to taxation or licensing fees by municipalities.

Section
209.334

Refusal to issue or renew license, grounds, complaint procedure — reinstatement procedure.

Section
209.337

Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue.

Section
209.339

Conversation between a hearing person and a deaf person, interpreter is deemed a conduit, confidentiality, exceptions.

Section
209.600

Definitions.

Section
209.605

Program created — ABLE board to administer, members, terms — powers — meetings — investment of funds.

Section
209.610

Agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limits.

Section
209.615

Deposit and investment of moneys.

Section
209.620

Cancellation of participation agreement, penalty.

Section
209.625

Assets exempt from taxation.

Section
209.630

Assets used for ABLE program purposes only.

Section
209.635

Rulemaking authority.

Section
209.640

State treasurer's office, semiannual review.

Section
209.645

ABLE account moneys not part of total state revenues.