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urn: urn:us-la:rs:46:1951
citation: "R.S. 46:1951"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 46 › Chapter 23"
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  - { year: 1993, number: 482, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2014, number: 492, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2014, number: 811, section: 24, effective_date: 2014-06-23, role: amendment }
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# Statement of policy

A. It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable a person with a disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state, to achieve maximum personal independence, to otherwise fully enjoy and use all public facilities available in the state, and to engage in remunerative employment.

B. No person with a disability may be denied admittance to any public facility because of the person's disability. No person with a disability shall be denied the use of a white cane, service dog, wheelchair, crutches, or other device of assistance.

C. In addition, it is the policy of this state that a person with a disability shall be employed by the state, political subdivisions of the state, public schools, and all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as an able-bodied person, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.