2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 03 Appendix Executive Orders
Chapter 29 PUBLIC PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES
§ 14 (No. 28-86) [Accessibility to Handicapped Persons of Buildings Used for Public Meetings Relating to State Government Business

Executive Order No. 29-14. (No. 28-86) [Accessibility to Handicapped Persons of Buildings Used for Public Meetings Relating to State Government Business

WHEREAS, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides that programs and buildings which were financed in part or in whole by a grant or loan from the Federal government are required to be accessible to people with handicapping conditions, and

WHEREAS, since 1981, Vermont Law regarding public buildings has required that a person shall not construct or permit construction of a public building unless the specifications equal those of the American National Standards Institute regarding making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by the physically handicapped.

WHEREAS, an estimated 66,000 Vermonters have handicapping conditions which are significantly restrictive and can be exclusive unless reasonable accommodations be made, and

WHEREAS, all handicapped Vermonters should be entitled to have access to and be able to use those buildings and facilities where the functions of State Government are conducted, and

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State of Vermont to move as quickly as possible towards conducting all state business in barrier-free facilities.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Vermont that all meetings which are open to the public at which Vermont State Government business will be conducted shall be held in buildings or facilities accessible to and usable by handicapped persons.

Dated July 30, 1986.