American Sign Language, Braille, and Other Resources

The Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act (Act), as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), contain provisions regarding state departments' reponsibilities for making their information and services available in formats accessible to hearing and visually impaired individuals. The SPB has identified the following Web sites that provide American Sign Language Interpreters and/or Braille services:

• National Association for the Deaf
• The Department of Social Services, Deaf Access Program
• Deaf Access Assistance Program Offices 
• Braille Transcribing Vendors 
• Service Providers for Visually Impaired People
• Department of Rehabilitation
• Resource Listing - Sign Language Interpreters and Text Captioning Referral Agencies