[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR370.6] [Page 394-395] TITLE 34--EDUCATION REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 370--CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 370.6 What definitions apply? (a) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are defined in 34 CFR 77.1: Award EDGAR Fiscal year Nonprofit Private Public Secretary (b) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this part: Act means the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Advocacy means pleading an individual's cause or speaking or writing in support of an individual. Advocacy may be formal, as in the case of a lawyer representing an individual in a court of law or in formal administrative proceedings before government agencies (whether State, local or Federal). Advocacy also may be informal, as in the case of a lawyer or non-lawyer representing an individual in negotiations, mediation, or informal administrative proceedings before government agencies (whether State, local or Federal), or as in the case of a lawyer or non-lawyer representing an individual's cause before private entities or organizations, or government agencies (whether State, local or Federal). Advocacy may be on behalf of-- (1) A single individual, in which case it is individual advocacy; (2) More than one individual or a group or class of individuals, in which case it is systems (or systemic) advocacy; or (3) Oneself, in which case it is self advocacy. Class action means a formal legal suit on behalf of a group or class of individuals filed in a Federal or State court that meets the requirements for a ``class action'' under Federal or State law. ``Systems (or systemic) advocacy'' that does not include filing a formal class action in a Federal or State court is not considered a class action for purposes of this part. Client or client applicant means an individual receiving or seeking services under the Act, respectively. Designated agency means the agency designated by the Governor under Sec. 370.2 to conduct a client assistance program under this part. Mediation means the act or process of using an independent third party to act as a mediator, intermediary, or conciliator to settle differences or disputes between persons or parties. The third party who acts as a mediator, intermediary, or conciliator may not be any entity or individual who is connected in any way with the eligible system or the agency, entity, or individual with whom the individual with a disability has a dispute. Mediation may involve the use of professional mediators or any other independent third party mutually agreed to by the parties to the dispute. Services under the Act means vocational rehabilitation, independent living, supported employment, and other similar rehabilitation services provided under the Act. For purposes of the CAP, the term ``services under the Act'' does not include activities carried out under the protection and advocacy program authorized by section 509 of the Act (i.e., the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) program, 34 CFR part 381). State means, in addition to each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, The United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau (but only until September 30, 1998), except for purposes of the allotments under section 112 of the [[Page 395]] Act, in which case ``State'' does not mean or include Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (Authority: 29 U.S.C. 711(c) and 732; Pub. L. 101-219 (Dec. 12, 1989); Pub. L. 99-658 (Nov. 14, 1986); and Pub. L. 99-239 (Jan. 14, 1986))