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Section 7-1001 - Equal access to public places

Equal access to public places

The blind and other persons with physical disabilities have the same right as the able-bodied to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places in the District of Columbia.

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(Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 970, Pub. L. 92-515, § 1; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 25(a), 53 DCR 6198.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-1701.
1973 Ed., § 6-1501.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “other persons with physical disabilities” for “the otherwise physically disabled”.
Legislative History of Laws
For Law 16-305, see notes following § 7-531.01.

Current through September 13, 2012