20-14-802. Definitions.

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20-14-802. Definitions.

20-14-802. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Cued speech” means the system of handshapes that represent groups of consonant sounds and hand placements that represent groups of vowel sounds that is used with natural speech to represent a visual model of spoken language; (2) “Deaf individual” means an individual who has a documented hearing loss so severe that the individual is unable to process speech and language through hearing, with or without amplification; (3) “Deaf interpreter” means a deaf individual who facilitates communication between another deaf person and a licensed qualified interpreter or between two (2) or more deaf persons; (4) “Deafblind individual” means an individual who has a combined loss of vision and hearing that prevents the individual's vision or hearing from being used as a primary source for accessing information; (5) “Hard of hearing individual” means an individual who has a hearing loss, may primarily use visual communication, and may use assistive devices; (6) “Interpret” means to provide language equivalency between a hearing individual and an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf using techniques that include without limitation: (A) American Sign Language; (B) English-based sign language; (C) Cued speech; and (D) Oral interpreting; (7) “Interpreting agency” means an entity that provides qualified interpreter services for a fee; (8) “Licensed provisional interpreter” means an individual who is deaf, licensed under this subchapter; (9) “Licensed qualified interpreter” means an individual licensed under this subchapter; (10) “Oral deaf individual” means an individual whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the purpose of communication and whose primary method of communic

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-14-802

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