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  • 019646

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  • Published 2004.
  • 4 pages.

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Fact Sheet for Providers of Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitative Services; Settlement Agreement -- Between the United States of America and [the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services and Youth Services International, Inc.]

Publication year: 2004 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Guidelines for complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) while providing services to deaf or hard of hearing juvenile offenders are provided. Requirements include: seek the earliest possible notice that a juvenile has a hearing impairment; conduct assessments promptly at intake; ensure availability of auxiliary aids and services; procedures for acquiring interpreting services; provide accessible telephones, visual alarms, and closed captioning; and the appointment of an ADA Coordinator and the provision of ADA training.
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