{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-26a.013","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 26A.013","heading":"Employment in decision -making positions and participation in programs","body":"consistent with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act -- Disability\nawareness program.\nTo ensure that Kentuckians with disabilities and their families enjoy full partnership in all\nprograms, services, and activities throughout the Commonwealth:\n(1) Consistent with this subsection, consideration shall be given to persons with one (1)\nor more disabilities for employment in decision -making positions in the judicial\nbranch of gover nment. Persons with one (1) or more disabilities shall not be\ndiscriminated against and shall be given an equal opportunity to be employed in\ndecision-making positions in programs created or under the jurisdiction of the\njudicial branch consistent with and  to the extent required by the Federal Americans\nwith Disabilities Act;\n(2) Individuals with disabilities shall be given equal opportunity to participate in the\nprograms established by the judicial branch consistent with and to the extent\nrequired by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act;\n(3) If not already a part of staff development training for the judicial branch, a program\nshall be developed with a disability awareness component;\n(4) If program evaluation criteria are utilized by the judicial bra nch for its programs,\nservices, and activities, the criteria may include in the measures of performance, the\nnumber of individuals served by the program, service, or activity.","path":["KRS Chapter 26A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20882","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:46Z","sha256":"788182dd78cf26d2bf4fca948b94a1e122099c6a615688094e051a60b71a74cb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-26a.012","next":"us-ky/krs-26a.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}