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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
09/29/2002
GOVERNOR DAVIS SIGNS LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIANS WITH DISABILITIES; STREAMLINES SERVICES
9/29/2002
SACRAMENTO
Governor Gray Davis has signed legislation that will
markedly improve the lives of Californians with disabilities by creating
more job opportunities and streamlining services.
"Everyone has value and everyone should have the
opportunity to reach their goals," Gov. Davis said. "This bill
establishes a chain of cooperation and coordination between state,
federal and local governments with the goal toward moving, creating and
sustaining employment opportunities for people with disabilities."
AB 925, by Assemblymember Dion Aroner (D-Berkeley),
coordinates efforts between state agencies to address certain
institutional barriers against people with disabilities while the
disabled work towards educational or employment goals.
This bill establishes goals that will bring adults
with disabilities into gainful employment at a rate that is as close as
possible to that of the general population. It also allows state-funded
personal care services to be available in the workplace. AB 925 requires
that Local Workforce Investment Boards that have "one-stop"
employment centers ensure access services for people with disabilities
and include them on their boards.
SB 105, by Senate President pro Tempore John Burton
(D-San Francisco), establishes the Division of Services for the Blind
and Visually Impaired and Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Division) within the
Department of Rehabilitation (DOR). This bill also ensures that
information technology, such as, Web sites, computers, cell phones and
other electronic devices created or used by the state government is
accessible to people with disabilities.
The creation of a separate division, under the
direction of a deputy director who is selected because of his/her
extensive background in delivering services to the blind and visually
impaired, would focus and streamline the DOR's delivery of services to
this community.
Earlier this month Gov. Davis signed AB 2787, by
Assemblymember Dion Aroner (D-Berkeley), which directs the Department of
Housing and Community Development to develop guidelines and at least one
model ordinance on universal design.
"Most people prefer to stay at home as they
age," Gov. Davis said. "Some Californians with disabilities
cannot do that because of the design of their homes. Universal design
will make homes user-friendly for people with the widest range of
mobility, whether the disability be permanent or temporary."
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