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FROM : Phil Batchelor, County Administrator 1./ .l�i l ra
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DATE: April 21, 1986 County
SUBJECT: Translating Service for Hearing Impaired at Board of
Supervisors Meeting
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Approve recommendation of County Administrator/Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors regarding provision o.f translating services to the
hearing impaired.
BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by representatives of the California
Association of Handicapped Persons and the Community Access
Network that translating services be provided to the hearing
impaired when appearing before the Board of Supervisors, or when
communicating with staff of the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors.
Our office conducted a study and found that:
1 . There is need for signing translators to be on-call when the
hearing impaired wish to participate in matters before the
Board of Supervisors.
2 . There is need for TDD/TYY (Telecommunications Device for the
Deaf/Teletypwriter) to allow hearing impaired to use public
telephone system to communicate with staff of the Clerk of
the Board.
3 . Signing translators are available for service at Board of
Supervisors meeting if prior arrangements are made. Based
upon past requests, the cost to the county for this service
will be minimal.
4 . TDD/TYY device can be provided and installed in the Clerk of
the Board Office at no cost to the county. Monthly
telephone charges will be minimal.
It is recommended that the Chief Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors be authorized to provide needed translating services
to the hearing impaired and to develop procedures for the hearing,-
impaired to utilize these services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _, YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_ APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 1S A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: _ NOES:_ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED
Social. Services PHIL BA CHELOR. CLERK/ OF THE BOARD OF
Personnel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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