The Laws for Alberta
BLIND PERSONS' RIGHTS ACT CHAPTER B-6
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:
Definitions 1 In this Act
(a) blind person means a person who is registered as blind with the Canadian National Institute for
the Blind, or who, on account of blindness, receives a pension from the Government of Alberta, or who
is certified by a qualified eye specialist as having not more than 6/60 vision according to Snell en's
Chart in the better eye after correction with glasses
(b) guide dog means a dog trained as a guide for a blind person and having the qualifications
prescribed by the regulations white cane means a cane or walking stick, the whole or the upper two-
thirds of which is painted white. Application of Act 2
(1) This Act applies not with standing any other Act or a regulation, by-law or rule made hereunder.
(2) This Act binds the Crown. 1977 c58 s1(2,(3) White Canes Use of canes 3 No person other than a
blind person shall carry or use a white cane in a public place or public conveyance or other place to
which the public is permitted to have access. Office and fine A person who contravene section 3 is
guilty of an office and liable to a fine not exceeding $25.
Guide Dogs Discriminatory practices prohibited 5 (1) No person, directly or indirectly, alone or with
another, by himself or by the interposition another, shall
(a) deny to any person the accommodation, services or facilities available in any place which the
public is customarily admitted, or (b) discriminate against any person with respect to the accommodation,
services or facilities available in any place to which the public is customarily admitted, or the
charges for the use thereof, for the reason that he is a blind person accompanied by a guide dog.
(2) No person, directly or indirectly, alone or with another, by himself or by the inter position of
another, shall
(a) deny to any person occupancy of any self-contained dwelling unit, or
(b) discriminate against any person with respect to any term or condition of occupancy of any
self-contained dwelling unit, for the reason that he is a blind person keeping or customarily
accompanied by a guide dog.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle a blind person to require any
service, facility or accommodation in respect of a guide dog other than the right to be accompanied by
the guide dog.
(4) This section does not apply if the blind person does not control the behavior of the
guide dog. Identification of guide dogs 6
(1) The Canadian National Institute for the Blind may, on application therefore, issue to a blind
person an identification card identifying the blind person and his guide dog
(2) An identification card issued under subsection(1) is prima facie proof that the blind
person and his guide dog identified therein are qualified for the purposes of this
Act.
(3) Any person to whom an identification card is issued under subsection (1) shall, on the request of the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind, surrender his identification card for amendment or cancellation. 1977
c 58 s 3 Regulations 7 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing qualifications
for guide dogs. Offenses and fines 8
(1) A person who contravenes section 5 is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding $1000.
(2) A person who contravenes section 6
(3) or who, not being a blind person, purports to be a blind person for the purpose of claiming the
benefit of this Act is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding $100 Copyright of
Alberta Statutes and Regulations, belongs to the Province of Alberta.
No person may reproduce copies of the legislation for any purpose other than personal use without the
consent of the Queen's Printer for Alberta AR 108/79 Guide Dogs Qualifications (Consolidated up to 297/86)
The qualifications of a guide dog are prescribed as those qualifications that result from the training
of a dog as a guide for a blind person at any institution listed in Schedule A to this Regulation.
AR 108/79 s1 SCHEDULE A
1 Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
P.O. Box 1200 San Rafael, Ca. U.S.A. 94902
2 International Guiding Eyes, Inc.
Administrative Offices 5582 Cahuenga Blvd. North Hollywood, Ca. U.S.A. 91601
3 I.G.E. Training Center
5431-35 Denny Avenue North Hollywood, Ca. U.S.A. 91603
4 Leader Dogs for the Blind
1039 Rochester Road Rochester, Mich. U.S.A. 48063
5 The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Box 375 Morristown, N.J. U.S.A. 07960
6 Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
09-19 Seventy-second Avenue Forest Hills, N.Y. U.S.A. 11375
7 G.D.F.B. Training Center
371 Jericho Turnpike Smithtown, N.Y. U.S.A. 11787
8 Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Inc.
106 East Forty-First Street New York, N.Y. U.S.A. 10017
9 G.E.B. Training Center
Granite Springs Rd. Yorktown Heights, N.Y. U.S.A. 10598
10 Pilot Dogs, Inc.
625 West Town Street Columbus, Ohio U.S.A. 43215
11 Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
201 McLeod Street Suite 1 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0Z9
[unproc] BLIND PERSONS' RIGHTS
AMENDMENT ACT, 1983 CHAPTER 19
The Blind Persons' Right Act is amended by this Act
The title of the Act is struck out and the following is substituted:
BLIND OR DEAF PERSONS' RIGHTS ACT 3 Section 1 is amended
(a) by adding the following after clause
(a):(a.1) deaf person means a person whose hearing is impaired to
a degree that he would benefit from a hearing dog and who is certified
as a deaf person for the purposes of this Act by the authority nominated
for the purpose by the regulation (b) by adding the following after clause
(b) (b.1) hearing dog means a
dog trained as a guide for a deaf person and having the
qualifications prescribed by the regulations 4 The heading preceding
section 5 is struck out and the following is substituted: Guide
Dogs and Hearing Dogs 5 Section 5 is amended
(a) in subsection
(1) by adding or a deaf person accompanied by a hearing dog after guide dog
in subsection
(2) by adding or deaf person keeping or customarily
accompanied by a hearing dog after guide dog
(c) in subsection
(3) by
adding or a deaf person to require any service, facility or
accommodation in respect of a hearing dog other than the right to be
accompanied by the hearing dog after the guide dog (d) in subsection
(4) by adding or the deaf person does not control the behavior of the
hearing dog after dog 1983 6 Section 6 is amended
(a) by adding the following after subsection
(1)
(1.1) The authority nominated by the
regulations may, on application there fore, issue to a deaf
person an identification card identifying the deaf person and his
hearing dog.
(b) by repealing subsection
(2) and substituting the following:
(2) An identification card issued under subsection
(1) or (1.1) is prima facie proof that the person and dog
identified therein are qualified for the purposes of this Act.
(c) by adding the following after subsection
(3):(3.1) Any person to whom an identification card has been issued under subsection
(1.1) shall, on the request of the issuing authority, surrender his identification
card for amendment or cancellation. 7 Section 7 is repealed and the following is substituted: 7
The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) prescribing the qualifications of guide dogs,
(b) prescribing the qualifications of hearing dogs, and
(c) nominating the authority that may certify persons as being deaf persons and
issue identification of deaf persons and hearing dogs. 8 Section 8
(2) is amended by adding or deal after blind wherever it occurs. 9
This Act comes into force on Proclamation
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