The State shall encourage and enable persons with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the State and to engage in remunerative employment. For purposes of this Article, the term "person with a disability" shall have the same meaning as set forth in G.S. 168A-3(7a).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168-1
Purpose and definition
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 131 N.C. App. 480 - Stroud v. Harrison (1998)
Most recently applied in 131 N.C. App. 480 - Stroud v. Harrison (December 1998)
1973, c. 493, s. 1; 2000-121, s. 33; 2005-450, s. 1.
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