Document Citation: Cal Gov Code § 8593

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CALIFORNIA CODES ANNOTATED
GOVERNMENT CODE
Title 2. Government of the State of California
Division 1. General
Chapter 7. California Emergency Services Act
Article 6.5. Accessibility to Emergency Services Information


Date:
03/21/2014

Document:
§ 8593. Office of Emergency Services to improve communication with deaf and hearing-impaired persons during emergencies

The Office of Emergency Services shall work with advocacy groups representing the deaf and hearing impaired, including, but not limited to, the California Association of the Deaf and the Coalition of Deaf Access Providers, California television broadcasters, city and county emergency services coordinators, and, as appropriate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission, to improve communication with deaf and hearing-impaired persons during emergencies, including the use of open captioning by California television broad-casters when transmitting emergency information.