Md. Code, Human Services § 7-702
This is the official text of Md. Code, Human Services § 7-702, part of Maryland’s Code, Human Services — governs state social service programs.
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§7–702.
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(a) It is the policy of the State to encourage and enable blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals to participate fully in the social and economic life of the State and to be employed.
(b) It is the policy of the State that blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals shall be employed by the State, political subdivisions of the State, public schools, and other employers supported wholly or partly by public funds on the same terms and conditions as individuals without those disabilities, unless an individual’s disability prevents doing the work required.
(c) Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the State are recognized as a cultural minority with specialized communication needs.
(d) (1) In this subsection, “American Sign Language” means a visual-spatial method of communication that is a distinct language involving the hands, arms, facial markers, and body movements to communicate with others, including the conveyance of thoughts, words, emotions, and grammatical information.
(2) American Sign Language is recognized as a language system designed to meet the specialized communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
(b) It is the policy of the State that blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals shall be employed by the State, political subdivisions of the State, public schools, and other employers supported wholly or partly by public funds on the same terms and conditions as individuals without those disabilities, unless an individual’s disability prevents doing the work required.
(c) Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the State are recognized as a cultural minority with specialized communication needs.
(d) (1) In this subsection, “American Sign Language” means a visual-spatial method of communication that is a distinct language involving the hands, arms, facial markers, and body movements to communicate with others, including the conveyance of thoughts, words, emotions, and grammatical information.
(2) American Sign Language is recognized as a language system designed to meet the specialized communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
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