New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 95 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Subchapter 8 - COMMISSION OPERATED VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Section 10:95-8.5 - Deaf-blind services
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:95-8.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The Commission's deaf-blind services are designed to better serve those individuals who experience a unique set of problems and needs due to profound hearing loss in addition to their visual loss.
(b) In order to be eligible to receive the Commission's deaf-blind services, an applicant shall meet the same criteria needed to receive Commission services as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:91-2, and:
1. Have
a hearing impairment so severe that speech cannot be understood with optimum amplification and not be
correctable with aids or medical assistance; or
2. Have a
prognosis of imminent hearing loss.
(c) Vocational rehabilitation services available to deaf-blind clients include:
1. All
services that shall be provided to any other vocational rehabilitation client;
2. Specialized communication services and devices; and
3. Consultation with any education client over the age of 14 with a hearing
loss so as to explore vocational possibilities.
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