Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 10621
Public Social Services for Deaf Persons
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2011
Public social services for the deaf and hearing impaired shall include, but not be limited to, the following services:
Public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing shall include, but not be limited to, the following services:
(a) Complete communication services through interpreter services by a professional interpreter for the deaf possessing the comprehensive skills certification of the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or the equivalent, teletypewriter relay, and, when necessary, training in communication skills.
(a) Complete communication services through interpreter services by a professional interpreter for the deaf possessing the comprehensive skills certification of the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or the equivalent, teletypewriter relay, and, when necessary, training in communication skills.
(b) Advocacy to assure deaf and hearing impaired persons receive equal access to public and private services.
(b) Advocacy to ensure deaf and hard-of-hearing persons receive equal access to public and private services.
(c) Job development and job placement.
(c) Job development and job placement.
(d) Information and referral.
(d) Information and referral.
(e) Counseling, including peer counseling.
(e) Counseling, including peer counseling.
(f) Independent living skills instruction.
(f) Independent living skills instruction.
(g) Community education about deafness and hearing impairment.
(g) Community education about deafness and being hard of hearing.
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