State Laws Rhode Island General Laws Please click here for Rhode Island General Laws in General Lists below are the State Laws Related to Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Education Children with Disabilities, RI General Laws, Chapter 16-24 Education of Children Who are Deaf or Blind, RI General Laws, Chapter 16-25 Instruction for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students, RI General Laws, Chapter 16-25.2 School Speech and Language Pathologists, RI General Laws, Chapter 16-25.3 American Sign Language, RI General Laws, Chapter 16-25.4 School for the Deaf, RI General Laws, Chapter 16-26 60/40 Funding of Public Schools, RI General Laws, Chapter 16-69, Section 2 Courts and Civil Procedures Communication Access in Courts, RI General Laws, Chapter 8-5, Section 8 Communication Access for Jury Service, RI General Laws, Chapter 9-9, Section 1.2 Health and Safety Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Chapter 23-1.8 Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act, RI General Laws, Chapter 23-17.4, Section 6 Businesses and Professionals Interpreter for the Deaf, RI General Laws, Chapter 5-71 Libraries State Aid to Library, RI General Laws, Chapter 29-6, Section 7 Motor and Other Vehicles Pedestrians, RI General Laws, Chapter 31-18, Section 15 Open Meeting and Access to Public Records Public Record and Access - RI General Laws, Chapter 38 Open Meeting Act - RI General Laws, Chapter 42-46 Public Utilities Commission Telephone Relay Services, RI General Laws, Chapter 39-1, Section 42 Anti-Discrimination Provisions, RI General Laws, Chapter 39-2, Section 5 Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program Committee, RI General Laws, Chapter 39-23 Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program Fund, RI General Laws, Chapter 40-1, Section 9 Equal Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons Guide Dogs for Deaf or Blind persons, RI General Laws, Chapter 39-2, Section 13 Equal Rights of Blind and Deaf Persons to Public Facilities, RI General Laws, Chapter 40-9.1 Independent Living Services and Centers Independent Living Services and Centers, RI General Laws, Chapter 42-12.2 Commerical Laws (Warranties) Consumer Enforcement of Assistive Technology Device Warranties, RI General Laws, Chapter 6-45, Section 1