Each department, program cabinet, and administrative body of state government shall promulgate administrative regulations to provide accessibility to all services by persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in compliance with federal mandates including 29 U.S.C. § 794, a part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and 42 U.S.C. secs. 12101 et seq., a part of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. The administrative regulations shall require that interpreter services be provided to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, if those persons make a timely request for the services.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 31, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.