36-1941. Definitions


In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Commission" means the commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing.


2. "Deaf" means those persons who cannot generally understand speech sounds with or
without a hearing aid when in optimal listening conditions.


3. "Hard of hearing" means those persons who have a degree of hearing loss greater
than 40dB PTA-2, but less than 85dB PTA-2, in the better ear.


4. "Interpreting" means translating or transliterating of English concepts to any
necessary specialized vocabulary used by a consumer or the translating of a consumer
specialized vocabulary to English concepts.


5. "Necessary specialized vocabulary" includes American sign language, English
based sign language, cued speech and oral interpreting.


6. "PTA-2" means the average of hearing levels at one thousand, two thousand and
four thousand Hz.