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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Friendly Environment

Effective communication access depends on the circumstances and on the severity of the person's hearing loss.

"State Agencies who use telephones to communicate must provide for the use of TDDs, or equally effective telecommunications systems such as the Telecommunications Relay System (TRS).

Communication and Meeting Accessibility Criteria are guidelines for what is appropriate in certain situations.

Updated: 12/15/2005