ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA ISSUES STATEWIDE GUIDANCE: LOCAL JURISDICTIONS MUST INTEGRATE THE NEEDS OF CALIFORNIANS WITH DISABILITIES IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 11 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:

As extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity, localities must ensure that people with disabilities are central to all emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts

OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statewide guidance letter to local jurisdictions reminding them of their obligations under federal and state disability access laws to ensure that people with disabilities have meaningful access to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. The guidance, developed by the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Enforcement Section through its Disability Rights Bureau, makes c...