New Hampshire Revised Statutes 326-I:2 – Definitions
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In this chapter:
I. “Board” means the board of licensure of interpreters for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.
II. “Deaf” person means a person whose primary communication is visual.
III. “Deafblind” person means a person who has a combination of hearing loss and vision loss. A person who uses a combination of visual and/or tactile communication.
IV. “Hard-of-hearing” person means a person who has a hearing loss, who may or may not primarily use visual communication, and who may or may not use assistive devices.
V. “Intermediary interpreting” means interpreting services rendered by a deaf person between another deaf or deafblind person and another licensed interpreter or between 2 or more deaf or deaf blind persons.
VI. “Interpreter” means a person who conveys meaning between people who use signed language and spoken language.
VII. “Interpreting” means the act of conveying meaning between people who use signed and/or spoken languages.
VIII. “Interpreting organization” means an organization whose function is to provide qualified interpreter services for a fee and who access interpreters licensed under this chapter.
IX. “Oral deaf” person means a person whose primary communication is speech reading and spoken English.
X. “Qualified interpreter” means an interpreter meeting the requirements of this chapter.
I. “Board” means the board of licensure of interpreters for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 326-I:2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
II. “Deaf” person means a person whose primary communication is visual.
III. “Deafblind” person means a person who has a combination of hearing loss and vision loss. A person who uses a combination of visual and/or tactile communication.
IV. “Hard-of-hearing” person means a person who has a hearing loss, who may or may not primarily use visual communication, and who may or may not use assistive devices.
V. “Intermediary interpreting” means interpreting services rendered by a deaf person between another deaf or deafblind person and another licensed interpreter or between 2 or more deaf or deaf blind persons.
VI. “Interpreter” means a person who conveys meaning between people who use signed language and spoken language.
VII. “Interpreting” means the act of conveying meaning between people who use signed and/or spoken languages.
VIII. “Interpreting organization” means an organization whose function is to provide qualified interpreter services for a fee and who access interpreters licensed under this chapter.
IX. “Oral deaf” person means a person whose primary communication is speech reading and spoken English.
X. “Qualified interpreter” means an interpreter meeting the requirements of this chapter.