Every individual shall have an equal opportunity to participate fully in the economic, cultural and intellectual life of the District and to have an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of life, including, but not limited to, in employment, in places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, in educational institutions, in public service, and in housing and commercial space accommodations.
(Dec. 13, 1977, D.C. Law 2-38, title II, § 201, 24 DCR 6038.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-2511.
1973 Ed., § 6-2211.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-38, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1401.01.
Miscellaneous Notes
Establishment of Department of Human Rights and Minority Business Development: See Mayor's Order 89-247, November 1, 1989.
