Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 10620
Public Social Services for Deaf Persons
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2011
The Legislature finds that over 1.5 million persons in California are deaf or suffer from significant hearing impairment. Basic governmental services are not routinely adapted to meet the communication needs of deaf and hearing impaired persons and, therefore, the services they receive may be less than those provided to other persons because of the overwhelming communication problems which exist between service agencies and deaf and hearing impaired persons.
The Legislature finds that over 1.5 million persons in California are deaf or are significantly hard of hearing. Basic governmental services are not routinely adapted to meet the communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons and, therefore, the services they receive may be less than those provided to other persons because of the overwhelming communication problems which exist between service agencies and deaf and hard-of-hearing persons.
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