Information - Gebärdensprache in Verwaltungsverfahren; Beantragung einer Kostenerstattung - Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Description

Hearing-impaired people have the right to use German sign language in administrative proceedings.

They can apply for reimbursement for the use of sign language interpreters vis-à-vis public authorities or courts, as well as for hearing- or speech-impaired parents of children who are not hearing- or speech-impaired when communicating with daycare facilities and daycare centers and with school.

The necessary expenses for sign language interpreters, sign language instructors, communication assistants are reimbursed. Travel costs and other necessary expenses are reimbursed in full. If other communication aids are used, the authorities shall bear the expenses incurred insofar as they are necessary and reasonable.

The costs shall be reimbursed at the rates of the German Judicial Remuneration and Compensation Act (JVEG).

Prerequisites

• You have a hearing or speech impairment.
• You have used sign language or other communication aids to exercise your own rights in an administrative procedure or to communicate with the daycare facility, daycare center or school.
• The administrative procedure cannot be conducted in writing or you cannot adequately exercise rights by expressing yourself in writing.
• You have provided the communication aids yourself.
• You have informed the authority of your choice of communication aids in good time. A subsequent change is only possible if there is an objective reason for it and the change does not lead to a significant delay in the procedure.

Procedure

If you provide the communication aid yourself, you can apply for reimbursement to the relevant district administrative authority.

If you wish, the reimbursement of expenses can be paid directly to the provider of the service.

Required documents

• Proof of expenses

  (e.g. invoices)

Fees

• none

Legal bases

• Bayerische Verordnung zur Verwendung der Deutschen Gebärdensprache und anderer Kommunikationshilfen im Verwaltungsverfahren und in der Kommunikation mit der Schule (Bayerische Kommunikationshilfenverordnung - BayKHV)
• Bayerisches Gesetz zur Gleichstellung, Integration und Teilhabe von Menschen mit Behinderung (Bayerisches Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz - BayBGG)
• Gesetz zur Gleichstellung behinderter Menschen (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz-BGG)
• Gesetz über die Vergütung von Sachverständigen, Dolmetscherinnen, Dolmetschern, Übersetzerinnen und Übersetzern sowie die Entschädigung von ehrenamtlichen Richterinnen, ehrenamtlichen Richtern, Zeuginnen, Zeugen und Dritten (Justizvergütungs- und -entschädigungsgesetz - JVEG)

Remedy

You can lodge an appeal against the costs decision.

(Optional) appeal procedure

Links to more information

• Gehörlosen Institut Bayern
• Bayerische Behindertenpolitik - Verordnungen

Related issues

• Sign language interpreter; application for recognition of non-Bavarian professional qualification