Where can I get a language interpreter (sign or foreign language) and who pays for the service?
A DES is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to make reasonable accommodations to ensure that all of its services are made available to persons with disabilities on a fair and equitable basis. The Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing maintains a directory of individuals who will interpret for the deaf for a fee. Local DES offices may also have the names of individuals in the local area who will interpret foreign languages for a fee. If the service is provided for the sole benefit of a particular employer, it is the employers responsibility to pay for the service. Inability to speak the English language that is not due to a physical or mental disability, that is because ones native tongue is not English, is not a disability covered by the ADA.
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