2020 Georgia Code
Title 30 - Handicapped Persons
Chapter 3 - Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Persons With Disabilities
§ 30-3-1. Purpose and Intent of Chapter
The provisions of this chapter are enacted to further the policy of the State of Georgia to encourage and enable persons with disabilities or elderly persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of Georgia and to encourage and promote their education and rehabilitation. It is the intent of this chapter to eliminate, insofar as possible, unnecessary physical barriers encountered by persons with disabilities or elderly persons whose ability to participate in the social and economic life of this state is needlessly restricted when such persons cannot readily use government buildings, public buildings, and facilities used by the public.
(Code 1981, §30-3-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1255, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.)
Cross references.- Selection of polling places so as to allow access to disabled voters, § 21-2-265.
Editor's notes.- Application, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Comptroller General, Rules of Safety Fire Commissioner, § 120-3-20-.02.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in Hollis & Spann, Inc. v. Hopkins, 301 Ga. App. 29, 686 S.E.2d 817 (2009).
RESEARCH REFERENCESDefense of Claim Brought Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 49 Am. Jur. Trials 171.
ALR.- Validity, construction, and application of § 302 of Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C.S. § 12182), prohibiting discrimination on basis of disability by owners or operators of places of public accommodation, 136 A.L.R. Fed 1.
What constitutes federal financial assistance for purposes of § 504 of Rehabilitation Act (29 USCA § 794), which prohibits any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating on basis of disability, 147 A.L.R. Fed. 205.
When is individual regarded as having or perceived to have impairment within meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCA § 12102(2)(c)), 148 A.L.R. Fed. 305.
When does a public entity discriminate against individuals in its provision of services, programs, or activities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USCA § 12132, 163 A.L.R. Fed. 339.
Web site as "public accommodation" for purposes of federal or state civil rights statutes, 7 A.L.R.7th 1.
