CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 300 to 397) > PART 396—TRAINING OF INTERPRETERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND > SUBPART A—General (§396.1 to §396.5) > 396.1—What is the Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program?

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.

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