ยง 47-a. Employment of persons with a disability. Unless it can be
clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from
performing the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall
be denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment
and/or to advance in position in his job solely because said person is a
person with a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog
or service dog regardless of whether the employer or prospective
employer is the state or any political subdivision thereof or any other
category of employer.
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