Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Address: Disability and Communication Access Board,, 919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96814-4920 Phone: (808) 586-8121 Website: http://hawaii.gov/health/dcab/home/index.htm

The Board serves as a public advocate of persons with disabilities by providing advice and recommendation on legislation, rules, policies, procedures, and plans relating to persons with disabilities and their civil rights or service needs; establishes guidelines for the design of buildings and facilities by or on behalf of the State and approves site-specific designs where an alternate design provides equal or greater access; issues administrative rules for the utilization of communication access services; and administers the statewide program for the issuance of parking placards to disabled persons.