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34 C.F.R. § 396.1   What is the Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program?

Title 34: Education
PART 396—TRAINING OF INTERPRETERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND
Subpart A—General

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§ 396.1   What is the Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program?

The Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program is designed to establish interpreter training programs or to assist ongoing programs to train a sufficient number of skilled interpreters throughout the country in order to meet the communication needs of individuals who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind by—

(a) Training manual, tactile, oral, and cued speech interpreters;

(b) Ensuring the maintenance of the skills of interpreters; and

(c) Providing opportunities for interpreters to raise their level of competence.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 771a(f))