Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2516 - Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (Volume 27)
12 CCR 2516-1 - RULE MANUAL 27, COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAFBLIND
Section 12 CCR 2516-1-27.510 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 12 CO Code Regs 2516-1, ยง 27.510
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

"Board for Evaluation of Interpreters" or "BEI" means the program operated by The Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing under Texas Department of Health and Human Services which tests and certified individuals in sign language interpretation.

"Certification" or "Certificate" means an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement that is generally recognized and accepted by a profession and governed by an independent party.

"Certified Deaf Interpreter" (CDI) means an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and who has been certified to provide an accurate interpretation between English and variants of sign language and other foreign sign languages by acting as an intermediary between the deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind individual and the interpreter who can hear.

"Commission" means the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind.

"Intermediary" means effective communication between the sign language interpreter with the natural language of spoken English and the deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind (DHDBB) consumer with the natural language of American Sign Language (ASL) is being facilitated by a deaf or hard of hearing person with a natural language of ASL when there is a disconnect between the natural language of the "hearing" interpreter and the natural language of the DHHDB consumer.

"Sign language interpretation" means the process of translating between a spoken Language and a signed language.

Testing, Evaluation, and Certification Unit" or "TECUnit" means the national certifying body for cued language transliterators and testing organization for cued language.

"Transliteration" means the process of moving messages between different forms of the same language, as occurs between spoken English and cued English.

"Trilingual" means a person who communicates in three languages fluently, e.g. Spanish, English, and American Sign Language.

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