Title 51.5 - PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
- Chapter 1 - Declaration of Policy; Plan of Cooperation (51.5-1 thru 51.5-2)
- Chapter 2 - Definitions; State Rehabilitation Council (51.5-3 thru 51.5-7)
- Chapter 3 - Department of Rehabilitative Services (51.5-8 thru 51.5-12)
- 51.5-10 - Gifts and donations.
- 51.5-10.1 - Donation of equipment.
- 51.5-11 - Description unavailable
- 51.5-12 - Authority of Department concerning environmental barriers.
- 51.5-8 - Department of Rehabilitative Services created.
- 51.5-9 - Department designated as state agency for purpose of cooperation with federal government.
- 51.5-9.01 - Description unavailable
- 51.5-9.1 - Department designated as state agency for purpose of coordinating rehabilitative services.
- 51.5-9.2 - Long-Term Rehabilitative Case Management System.
- 51.5-9.3 - Eligibility for long-term rehabilitative case management.
- Chapter 3.1 - The Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative (51.5-12.1 thru 51.5-12.4)
- Chapter 4 - Commissioner of Rehabilitative Services (51.5-13 thru 51.5-14.1)
- Chapter 5 - Vocational Rehabilitation (51.5-15 thru 51.5-22)
- Chapter 6 - Community Services for Persons With Disabilities (51.5-23 thru 51.5-30)
- 51.5-23 - Awarding of grants; purposes; eligible applicants.
- 51.5-24 - Independent living services.
- 51.5-25 - Centers for independent living.
- 51.5-25.1 - Statewide Independent Living Council and Statewide Independent Living Fund created.
- 51.5-26 - Projects with employers.
- 51.5-27 - Eligibility criteria.
- 51.5-28 - Participation by clients in cost of services.
- 51.5-29 - Rights of clients.
- 51.5-30 - Cooperative agreements with community services boards and schools.
- Chapter 7 - Virginia Board for People With Disabilities (51.5-31 thru 51.5-35.1)
- Chapter 8 - Department for Rights of Virginians With Disabilities (51.5-36)
- Chapter 8.1 - Protection and Advocacy Services (51.5-39.1 thru 51.5-39.12)
- 51.5-39.1 - Definitions.
- 51.5-39.10 - Immunity.
- 51.5-39.11 - Employees of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy.
- 51.5-39.12 - Notification of critical incidents and deaths in state facilities.
- 51.5-39.2 - The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy; governing board; terms; quorum; expenses; summary of annual work.
- 51.5-39.3 - Application of State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act.
- 51.5-39.4 - Powers and duties of the Office.
- 51.5-39.5 - Powers and duties of the Board; Protection and Advocacy Fund.
- 51.5-39.6 - Powers and duties of the Director.
- 51.5-39.7 - (See Editor's notes) Ombudsman services for persons with disabilities.
- 51.5-39.8 - Confidentiality of information.
- 51.5-39.9 - Cooperative agreements with state agencies regarding advocacy services for their clients.
- Chapter 9 - Rights of Persons With Disabilities (51.5-40 thru 51.5-46)
- 51.5-40 - Nondiscrimination under state grants and programs.
- 51.5-41 - Discrimination against otherwise qualified persons with disabilities by employers prohibited.
- 51.5-42 - Discrimination against qualified persons with disabilities by educational institutions prohibited.
- 51.5-43 - Discrimination against qualified persons with disabilities in exercising right to vote prohibited.
- 51.5-44 - Rights of persons with disabilities in public places and places of public accommodation.
- 51.5-45 - Right of persons with disabilities to housing accommodations.
- 51.5-46 - Remedies.
- Chapter 10 - Local Disability Services Boards (51.5-47 thru 51.5-52)
- 51.5-47 - Local boards; appointment; membership and staff.
- 51.5-48 - Duties and responsibilities of local disability services boards.
- 51.5-49 - Disability Services Council; membership and responsibilities.
- 51.5-50 - State rehabilitative services incentive fund; establishment and administration.
- 51.5-51 - Local rehabilitative services incentive fund; establishment and administration.
- 51.5-52 - Local interagency services teams.
- Chapter 11 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority (51.5-53 thru 51.5-59)
- 51.5-53 - Definitions.
- 51.5-54 - Declaration of purpose; Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority established.
- 51.5-55 - Membership of Board; terms, compensation, and expenses.
- 51.5-56 - Powers of the Authority.
- 51.5-57 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund established.
- 51.5-58 - Provision of loans.
- 51.5-59 - Annual report; Auditor of Public Accounts to annually audit books and accounts.
- Chapter 12 - Persons Who Are Blind and Vision Impaired (51.5-60 thru 51.5-105)
- 51.5-100 - Operation of vending machines at rest areas on interstate highways.
- 51.5-101 - Registration of manufacturers and distributors of goods made by blind persons; authorization to use official stamp, label, etc.
- 51.5-102 - Goods not to be represented as made by blind persons unless identified as such by label, stamp, etc.; what goods may be so identified.
- 51.5-103 - How goods made by blind persons to be stamped or labeled.
- 51.5-104 - Use of words "State," "Commonwealth," or "Virginia.".
- 51.5-105 - Certain acts declared misdemeanors.
- 51.5-60 - Definitions.
- 51.5-61 - Appointment, terms and qualifications of members of Board; eligibility for reappointment; quorum.
- 51.5-62 - Powers and duties of Board; form of materials.
- 51.5-63 - Board to administer institutional fund.
- 51.5-64 - Commissioner of Department; personnel.
- 51.5-65 - Functions, duties and powers of Commissioner.
- 51.5-66 - Authority to receive grants-in-aid and gifts.
- 51.5-67 - Donation of equipment.
- 51.5-68 - Register of the blind; reports required of physicians and others.
- 51.5-69 - Information contained in register to be confidential; conditions under which information released; penalty.
- 51.5-70 - Establishment of standards of personnel and service.
- 51.5-71 - State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Vision Impaired created.
- 51.5-72 - Establishment of schools and manufacturing and service industries; expenditures.
- 51.5-72.1 - The State Advisory Board for the Virginia Industries for the Blind.
- 51.5-73 - Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired; operation and maintenance.
- 51.5-74 - Operation of library service for persons with disabilities; agreement with The Library of Virginia.
- 51.5-75 - Use of earnings of schools and workshops; record of receipts and expenditures.
- 51.5-76 - Cooperation with other state agencies.
- 51.5-77 - Cooperation with federal agencies.
- 51.5-78 - Operation by Department.
- 51.5-79 - Operation by blind persons.
- 51.5-80 - Contract with nominee to provide equipment and merchandise.
- 51.5-81 - Contract with nominee to furnish services.
- 51.5-82 - Contracts with federal agencies for installation and supervision.
- 51.5-83 - Surveys of business enterprise opportunities.
- 51.5-84 - Licensure of blind adult residents as operators.
- 51.5-85 - Selection of location and operator of enterprise; supervision.
- 51.5-86 - Other general duties of the Department.
- 51.5-87 - Revocation of privilege to operate enterprise.
- 51.5-88 - Selection of location and type of enterprise with approval of custodian.
- 51.5-89 - Placement of blind persons in vacancies by Department; vending stands in Capitol; regulations.
- 51.5-90 - Providing blind persons with equipment and merchandise.
- 51.5-91 - Ownership of vending stands and other equipment.
- 51.5-92 - Reports by nominee.
- 51.5-93 - Requiring nominee to comply with provisions.
- 51.5-94 - Suspension of nominee; continued operation of program.
- 51.5-95 - Regulations for administration of article.
- 51.5-96 - Requiring performance of duties by officers and employees.
- 51.5-97 - Funds set aside from proceeds of business enterprises.
- 51.5-98 - Exemption from taxation; collection and remittance of sales and meals taxes.
- 51.5-99 - Appeal.
- Chapter 13 - Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (51.5-106 thru 51.5-115)
- 51.5-106 - Board established; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; meetings; chairman.
- 51.5-107 - Powers and duties of Board.
- 51.5-108 - Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing continued.
- 51.5-109 - Director; appointment; compensation; qualifications.
- 51.5-110 - Powers and duties of Director.
- 51.5-111 - Persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing defined and categorized.
- 51.5-112 - Powers and duties of Department.
- 51.5-113 - Statewide interpreter service.
- 51.5-114 - Gifts and donations; disposition of moneys received.
- 51.5-115 - Telecommunications relay service; standards; funding.