BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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(b) It is the policy of this State that the blind or
visually handicapped AND THE DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED shall
be employed in the State service, the service of the
political subdivisions of the State, in the public schools,
and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by
public funds on the same terms and conditions as the persons
not so handicapped, unless it is shown that the particular
handicap prevents the performances of the work involved.

(c)    The blind or the visually handicapped AND THE
DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED have the same right as the persons
not so handicapped to the full and free use of the streets,
highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public
facilities, and other public places.

(d)    (1) The blind or the visually handicapped AND
THE DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED are entitled to full and equal
accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of
all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad
trains, motor buses, streetcars, boats or other public
conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging
places, places of public accommodations, amusement, or
resort, or ether places to which the general public is
invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations
established by law and applicable to all persons.

(2)    A blind or visually handicapped pedestrian

USING A GUIDE DOG AND not carrying a cane predominantly

white or metallic in color (with or without a red tip); OR A
DEAF OF AUDIO HANDICAPPED PEDESTRIAN USING A GUIDE DOG NOT

HEARING, AN___ORANGE LICENSE TAG OR ORANGE COLLAR AND ON A

LEASH; or A BLIND OR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PEDESTRIAN OR A
DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED PEDESTRIAN using a guide dog in
any of the places, accomodations or conveyances listed in
paragraph (1) of this subsection (d), has all the rights and
privileges conferred by law upon any other person.

(3)    The failure of a blind or visually
handicapped pedestrian OR A DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED
PEDESTRIAN to carry a cane predominantly white or metallic
in color (with or without a red tip) OR A DEAF OR AUDIO
HANDICAPPED PEDESTRIAN TO USE A GUIDE DOG HEARING AN ORANGE

LICENSE TAG OR ORANGE COLLAR AND ON A LEASH, or to use a

guide dog in any of the places, accommodations, or
conveyances listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (d)
shall not be held to constitute contributory negligence per
se.

(e)    Nothing in this section modifies or alters the
provisions of § 21-511 of the Transportation Article as to
the right-of-way of blind OR DEAR OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED
pedestrians crossing highways.

(f)    Every blind or visually handicapped person OR
DEAF OR AUDIO HANDICAPPED PERSON has the right to be
accommodated by a guide dog, especially trained for the
purpose, in any of the places listed in paragraph (1) of