HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1605

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 56 — Licenses

Section 192

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1972 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article — Transportation

Section 2 1-511

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 30 - Deaf, Mute or Blind

33.

(a)   It is the policy of this State to encourage and
enable the blind or the visually handicapped and the deaf or
[audio handicapped] HEARING IMPAIRED to participate fully in
the social and economic life of the State and to engage in
remunerative employment.

(b)   It is the policy of this State that the blind or
visually handicapped and the deaf or [audio handicapped]
HEARING IMPAIRED 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] HEARING IMPAIRED 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] HEARING IMPAIRED 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,