(a)

1. (1) The following terms may be used in relation to interpreting for students who are deaf and hard of hearing within a classroom.
2. (2) It is important that the educational interpreter/transliterator be familiar with these terms and how they may apply to his or her particular setting.

(b) As used in this subpart:

1. (1)

   1. (A) “American Sign Language (ASL)” means a visual language used by the majority of persons who linguistically and culturally identify themselves as part of the Deaf community.
   2. (B) ASL is a distinct language with its own set of:

(i) Rules;

1. (ii) Grammar; and

   1. (iii) Syntax;
2. (2) “Cued speech” means a system for visual representation of spoken language utilizing eight (8) handshapes and four (4) hand locations near the face to supplement speech;

3. (3) “D/deaf”:

   1. (A) The uppercase “D” in "Deaf" is used for a group of deaf people who share a common language (ASL) and culture; and
   2. (B) The lowercase “d” in "deaf" is used for the audiological condition of not being able to hear;
4. (4) “Educational team” means a group of individuals within the educational setting who work together to plan and implement the individualized education program for the student who is deaf or hard of hearing;
5. (5) “Fingerspelling” means the representation of the twenty-six (26) letters of the alphabet through specific hand shapes and an essential part of ASL;
6. (6) “Interpreter” means a generic term used to describe individuals in the profession of interpreting and transliterating;
7. (7) “Interpreting” means listening to spoken English and rendering the equivalent message in American Sign Language or processing an ASL message and voicing the equivalent message in spoken English;
8. (8) “Oral interpreting” means a visual reproduction of what is being said in order to speechread the communication;
9. (9) “RID” means the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.;
10. (10) “Transliterating” means listening to spoken English and signing in English word order using either a manually coded English system/contact language variety or watching signs in a manually coded sign system/contact language variety and voicing into spoken English; and
11. (11) “Voice interpreting/voicing” means a rendition of another person's signs into spoken English.