SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS NOW AT DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/sign-language-interpreters-now-disaster-recovery-centers]


Release Date: 
Mars 9, 2020 

PONCE, Puerto Rico – In the ongoing effort to reach the whole
community, FEMA is offering sign language interpreters for disaster
assistance information, programs and applications. 

 

FEMA offers teams of disability integration specialists and advisers
who ensure that recovery assistance is accessible and inclusive.

 

Disaster Recovery Centers are equipped with accessibility kits to
ensure that all people have full access to FEMA information and
assistance programs.

 

For those with limited English proficiency, FEMA provides multilingual
operators, literature in multiple languages and interpreters in the
field.

 

Sign language interpreters are available at 14 Disaster Recovery
Centers on an alternating schedule from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. See the
two tables below for the schedule.

 

Survivors can visit any Disaster Recovery Center to meet FEMA staff
face-to-face and get help.

 

If someone wants to schedule a sign language interpreter in a specific
Disaster Recovery Center at a time that sign language interpreters are
not scheduled to be there, call or text FEMA’s Sign Language
Interpreter Request Line, 202-372-7717.

 

Table 1: Sign Language Interpreters’ Monday-Wednesday-Friday
Schedule

 

 

MUNICIPALITY

 

ADDRESS

Adjuntas

Coliseo Rafael Llull Pérez

Calle D Barrio Juan González

Adjuntas, PR 00601

Guánica

 

Coliseo Mariano “Tito”
Rodríguez                 

PR-116R

Guánica, PR 00653

Guayanilla

 

Centro Comunal Magas Arriba

PR-382, Barrios Magas

Guayanilla, PR 00656

Juana Díaz

 

Coliseo Dolores “Toyita” Martínez

(Parking lot adjacent to walking track)

PR-510

Juana Díaz, PR 00795

Lajas

 

 

COE/OMME Office Lajas Parking Lot

8 Calle Cementerio

Lajas, PR 00667

Peñuelas

 

Centro Comunal Alturas 2

L100 Calle 11

Barrio Santo Domingo

Peñuelas, PR 00624

Utuado

 

Coliseo Municipal Jorge “Peco” González

Avenida Rolando Cabañas

Utuado, PR 00641

Villalba

 

Área recreativa Héctor “Papo” Díaz

PR-561

Villalba, PR 00766

Yauco

 

Coliseo Raúl “Pipote” Oliveras

PR-128

Yauco, PR 00698

 

Table 2: Sign Language Interpreters’ Tuesday-Thursday Schedule

 

MUNICIPALITY

ADDRESS

Corozal

 

 

Howard T. Jason Stage and Parking Lot

Calle Francisca “Paca” Martínez

Barrio Pueblo

Corozal, PR 00783

Maricao

 

Plaza Pública de Maricao (Next to City Hall)

Calle Baldorioty, Intersection of Calle Jose De Diego

Maricao, PR 00606

Sabana Grande

 

 

Estadio Rafael D. Milán Padró Parking Lot

PR-121

Sabana Grande, PR 00637

San Germán

 

Former National Guard Facility

PR-360 Int PR-362

San Germán, PR 00683

San Sebastián

 

Coliseum Luis Aymat Cardona

Room 2

PR-111 Km 18.0

San Sebastián, PR 00685

 

For more information on Puerto Rico’s disaster recovery, visit the
website of the Government of Puerto Rico
[https://www.usa.gov/state-government/puerto-rico],
www.fema.gov/disaster/4473 [http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4473],
www.twitter.com/femaregion2 [http://www.twitter.com/femaregion2] and
Facebook: www.facebook.com/femapuertorico
[http://www.facebook.com/femapuertorico].

 

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FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after
disasters.

Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race,
color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English
proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been
discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362) or
711 for Video Relay Service. Multilingual operators are available.
(Press 2 for Spanish.) TTY call 800-462-7585.

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