Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES › Chapter 388-818 - Deaf and hard of hearing services › DEFINITIONS › Section 388-818-0040 - What definitions apply to this chapter?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"AOC"
means the administrative office of the
					 courts, established in
					 chapter
					 2.56 RCW.
"Amplified telephone"
means an electrical
					 device that increases the volume or tone of sounds being received during a
					 telephone call.
"Applicant"
means a client who applies for
					 specialized telecommunications equipment.
"Audiologist"
means a person who has a
					 certificate of clinical competence in audiology from the American Speech,
					 Hearing, and Language Association and is licensed to practice in the state of
					 Washington.
"Certified Court Intermediary interpreter"
means an interpreter who is deaf who meets the qualifications required in this
					 chapter and is included on the list administered by the office of the deaf and
					 hard of hearing. The intermediary interpreter is deaf or hard of hearing and
					 possesses native or near native fluency is American Sign Language. An
					 intermediary interpreter may be needed when the communication mode of the deaf
					 consumer is so unique that interpreters who are hearing cannot adequately
					 access it. An intermediary interpreter acts as an intermediary between a
					 hearing sign language interpreter and the deaf consumer.
"Certified court sign language interpreter"
means a sign language interpreter who meets the qualifications required in this
					 chapter and is included on the list administered by ODHH.
Client"
means a person who is deaf, hard of
					 hearing, speech impaired, or deaf-blind and may receive services from
					 ODHH.
"Deaf"
means a condition where a person's
					 hearing ability is absent or mostly absent.
"Deaf-blind"
means a person with both hearing
					 loss and visual impairments.
"DSHS or department"
means the department of
					 social and health services.
"Federal poverty guidelines"
means the poverty
					 level established by the
"Poverty Income Guideline"
updated
					 annually in the Federal Register.
"Hard of hearing"
means a condition where a
					 person has a functional hearing loss with some residual hearing, whether
					 permanent or fluctuation, which adversely affects communication.
"Hearing loss"
means any form of hearing
					 impairment, from mild to profound.
"Intermediary Interpreter"
means an
					 interpreter who is deaf or hard of hearing and possesses native or near native
					 fluency in American Sign Language. An intermediary interpreter may be needed
					 when the communication mode of the deaf consumer is so unique that interpreters
					 who are hearing cannot adequately access it.
"Mobility impairment"
for the purpose of this
					 chapter means restricted upper body movement, which limits the ability to hold
					 or dial a standard telephone to communicate. Individuals must also have a
					 hearing loss or speech impairment.
"ODHH"
means the office of the deaf and hard
					 of hearing in the department of social and health services.
"Qualified service provider"
means an agency
					 or a business that provides social services to individuals with hearing loss or
					 speech impairments. A qualified service provider may also be a
"qualified
					 trainer."
"Qualified trainer"
means a person under
					 contract with TAS who is knowledgeable in the use of telecommunications
					 equipment.
"Relay service"
is defined under
"telecommunications relay service (TRS)."
"School-age"
means between four and seventeen
					 years of age.
"Sign language interpreter"
means a person who
					 facilitates communication between individuals who communicate in spoken
					 language and individuals who communicate in sign
language.Sign language interpreters become certified by
					 passing knowledge and performance tests established by the registry of
					 interpreters for the deaf (RID) or the national association of the deaf (NAD).
					 Certification is maintained by RID and includes the requirements that
					 interpreters must be members of RID, comply with ongoing educational
					 requirements, and maintain ethical standards.
"Sliding fee scale"
means a range used to
					 determine an applicant's participation in the cost of equipment.
"Speech impairment"
means inability to speak
					 or a speech disability.
"TAS"
means the telecommunications access
					 service program administered by the office of the deaf and hard of hearing. The
					 program provides equipment and services to help people with hearing loss and
					 speech impairments have equal access to telecommunications.
"Telecommunications equipment"
means any
					 specialized device determined by TAS in ODHH to help a person with a hearing
					 loss or speech impairment to communicate effectively. Examples include:
					 Amplified telephone, TTY, signaling devices, software, digital equipment, and
					 accessories. (See WAC
					 388-818-0070.)
"Telecommunications relay service (TRS)"
means
					 wire or radio service that enables a person with hearing loss or speech
					 impairment to communicate with a person who uses a voice telephone. This
					 service has communication assistants who transfer telephone conversations from
					 one format to another (such as spoken words to text) to facilitate
					 communication between two or more people.
"TTY"
means teletypewriter or text
					 telephone.
"TTY with Braille"
means a teletypewriter with
					 Braille keyboard and display.
"Washington courts"
means any court recognized
					 in chapter
					 2.08 or 3.02 RCW.
Sign Language Interpreters Standards In
					 Courts
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20A.725,
						43.20A.720, 2001 c 210. 03-05-100,
						§ 388-818-0040, filed 2/19/03, effective
						3/22/03.