Getting a learner's permit is the first step to getting a driver's license in the state.

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration said it is expanding accessibility services as part of Gov. Wes Moore's focus on equity and access.

Here are the new languages offered:

—Yoruba (West Africa)

—Tagalog

—Amharic (Afro-Asiatic language)

—Arabic

—Russian

—Urdu

—Hindi

—Farsi

—Portuguese

—American Sign Language

The new language offerings were determined with U.S. Census data.