[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: 34CFR396.1]

[Page 477]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 396--TRAINING OF INTERPRETERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  396.1  What is the Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program?


    The Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and 
Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program is designed to establish 
interpreter training programs or to assist ongoing programs to train a 
sufficient number of skilled interpreters throughout the country in 
order to meet the communication needs of individuals who are deaf and 
individuals who are deaf-blind by--
    (a) Training manual, tactile, oral, and cued speech interpreters;
    (b) Ensuring the maintenance of the skills of interpreters; and
    (c) Providing opportunities for interpreters to raise their level of 
competence.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 771a(f))