Blind Persons' Rights Amendment Act, 2008 Martiniuk, Gerry — Bill 70 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 70, 39-1

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Bill 70, Blind Persons' Rights Amendment Act, 2008

Martiniuk, Gerry

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Bill 70 2008

An Act to amend the

Blind Persons' Rights Act

Note:

This Act amends the Blind Persons' Rights Act ,

which has not previously been amended.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

title of the Blind Persons' Rights Act is repealed

and the following substituted:

Persons with

Disabilities Rights Act

(1) The

definition of "guide dog" in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding

"made under this Act" at the end.

(2) Subsection

1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following

definitions:

"person

with a disability" means a person who, because of a disability as defined in

Disabilities Act, 2005 , is dependent on a guide dog, a service dog or a

white cane; (" personne

handicapée ")

"service dog" means a dog trained to provide service for a

person with a disability who is not a blind person and having the

qualifications prescribed by the regulations made under this Act. (" chien

d'assistance ")

Section

2 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Guide

and service dogs permitted

(1) No

person, directly or indirectly, alone, by using another or jointly with

another, shall do any of the following with respect to any other person for the

reason that the latter person is a person with a disability accompanied by a

guide dog or a service dog:

1. Deny

the person available accommodation, services or facilities in any place to

which the public is customarily admitted.

2. Discriminate

against the person with respect to available accommodation, services or

facilities in any place to which the public is customarily admitted or charges

for the use of the accommodation, services or facilities.

Same, self-contained

dwelling unit

(2) No person, directly or indirectly, alone,

by using another or jointly with another, shall do any of the following with

respect to any other person for the reason that the latter person is a person

with a disability keeping or customarily accompanied by a guide dog or a

service dog:

1. Deny the person

occupancy of any available self-contained dwelling unit.

2. Discriminate

against the person with respect to any term or condition of occupancy of any

available self-contained dwelling unit.

Other

facilities

(3) Nothing in this

section shall be

construed to entitle a person with a disability to require any service,

facility or accommodation in respect of a guide dog or a service dog other than

the right to be accompanied by the dog.

4. Subsections

4 (1) and (2) of the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Identification cards

(1) The Attorney General or an officer of his

or her Ministry designated by the Attorney General in writing may, upon

application, issue to a person with a disability an identification card

identifying the person and his or her guide dog or service dog, as the case may

be.

Proof of qualification

(2) An identification card issued under

subsection (1) is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the

person with a disability and the guide dog or service dog identified in the

card are qualified for the purposes of this Act.

(1) Section 5 of the Act is

amended by adding "and service dogs" at the end.

(2) Section 5 of the Act is amended by adding

the following subsections:

Scope of regulations

(2) Regulations made under subsection

(1) that prescribe qualifications for guide dogs or service dogs may be general or

particular in their application and may prescribe different qualifications for

the dogs depending on the class of persons with disabilities to whom they provide

service.

Classes

(3) A class under the regulations made under

subsection (1) may be defined with respect to any attribute, quality or characteristic

or combination of them and may be defined to consist of or to include or

exclude any specified member whether or not with the same attributes, qualities

or characteristics.

6. Subsection

6 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out "blind person" wherever that

expression appears and substituting in each case "person with a disability".

Commencement

7. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

8. The

short title of this Act is the Blind Persons' Rights

Amendment Act, 2008 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Blind Persons' Rights Act to extend

the rights of blind persons under the Act to all persons with disabilities if

they are dependent on a guide dog, a service dog or a white cane.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 7, 2008

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 7, 2008

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 70

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Blind Persons' Rights Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 70, 39-1
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Language	en
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