Common use of DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INMATE Clause in Contracts

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INMATE. IDENTIFICATION CARD 43. Subject to Paragraph 44 immediately below, within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, or within thirty (30) days of being identified as Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the case of inmates identified as Deaf or Hard of Hearing after the Effective Date, IDOC shall offer inmates identified as Deaf or Hard of Hearing an IDOC-issued inmate identification card that clearly indicates the inmate is Deaf or Hard of Hearing. 44. Deaf and Hard of Hearing inmates will be given the option of declining to receive such an identification card; each inmate shall be free to change his or her mind about whether to receive and carry such an identification card and, barring unforeseen circumstances, IDOC shall accommodate the inmate’s decision within fourteen (14) days provided that once an inmate changes his or her mind pursuant to this paragraph, they must wait either twelve (12) months or upon transfer to a new parent facility, whichever is earlier, to change their mind again.