10A N.C. Admin. Code 17B.0201

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 8, October 15, 2024

Section 17B .0201 - FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(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.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 17B .0201

Authority G.S. 143B-216.33(a)(3);
Eff. October 20, 1979;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; April 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 20, 2017.

Authority G.S. 143B-216.33(a)(3);
Eff. October 20, 1979;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; April 1, 1990.