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Catalog of government services for the Deaf community: accessible formats and agency duty to supply information (Ley de la Oficina Enlace de la Comunidad Sorda con el Gobierno de Puerto Rico, Art. 21)
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Disclosure
What it requires
- If you are an agency, public corporation or instrumentality of the Government of Puerto Rico, give the Deaf Community Liaison Office updated information on your available services, including description, eligibility requirements, contact means and the availability of sign language interpreters (Ley 22-2021, Art. 21).
- Reproduce and link the Catalog of Government Services for the Deaf Community in your own electronic and physical media (Ley 22-2021, Art. 21).
- If you are the Deaf Community Liaison Office, publish the Catalog in physical and electronic media in formats compatible with digital accessibility standards, including sign language interpreters, Spanish and English subtitles and visual aids, and present it in accessible formats under the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Ley 238-2004 (Ley 22-2021, Art. 21).
- Update the Catalog at least every two years (Ley 22-2021, Art. 21).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What this law does
Article 21 orders the Deaf Community Liaison Office to create and maintain a Catalog of Government Services for the Deaf Community. The Catalog must be published in physical and electronic media, in formats compatible with digital accessibility standards, including sign language interpreters, Spanish and English subtitles and visual aids.
Every agency, public corporation or instrumentality of the Government must give the Liaison Office updated information on its available services, including a description, eligibility requirements, contact means and the availability of sign language interpreters. Each of those bodies must also reproduce and link the Catalog content in its own electronic and physical media.
The Liaison Office coordinates with the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service so that the information is presented in accessible formats under the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Law 238 of 2004. The Catalog must be updated at least every two years.
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