10A NCAC 17B .0201. FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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(a) The purpose of the respective regional centers for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind is to promote the accessibility of community services to deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind persons, to inform deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind persons of their right to services offered locally, to advocate for the rights and needs of deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind persons, and to coordinate interpreter services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind individuals.

(b) It is the responsibility of the regional centers for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind to provide services to such persons without regard to age, income, or employability.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-216.33(a)(3);

Eff. October 20, 1979;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; April 1, 1990.

                    
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