html 23834 english Search Page / Deaf Rights Minnesota tcm:1097-60200-64 Search Page Search Page Search Page 2025-02-28T16:56:48.4900000Z 2026-05-07T13:22:30.5381633Z eng, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2026-05-07T12:22:30-0500 Search Page / Deaf Rights Minnesota skip to content Primary navigation Search Help Your search: Search: submit Searching: this website documents all state websites ... html 12430 english Deaf Rights Resources Minnesota / Deaf Rights Minnesota tcm:1097-289563-64 The purpose of the Deaf Rights Resources website is to provide a single entry point to Minnesota laws, statutes, rules and regulations that affect the lives of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people. The site also provides advocacy resources. Deaf Rights Resources Minnesota The purpose of the Deaf Rights Resources website is to provide a single entry point to Minnesota laws, statutes, rules and regulations that affect the lives of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people. The site also provides advocacy resources. 2017-04-12T19:10:52.4370000Z 2018-07-30T14:36:32.7807867Z eng, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2018-07-30T13:36:32-0500 About this site The purpose of Deaf Rights Resources is to provide a single entry point to Minnesota laws, statutes, rules and regulations that affect the ... html 34496 english Staff Requirements at the Academies tcm:1097-289573-64 A teacher at the State Academies must meet the licensure standards of the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Staff at the Academy for the Deaf must know an adequate amount of sign language to do their job. An employee cannot get a permanent job at the Academy until s/he is proficient in sign language. Instructional supervisors at the Academy must have some postsecondary credits from a deaf education teacher program. MN Statute 125A.67 2017-04-12T19:08:02.9770000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:33.2628403Z eng, tcm:1097-289336 Staff Requirements at the Academies https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=125A.67 A teacher at the State Academies must meet the licensure standards of the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Staff at the Academy for the Deaf must know an adequate amount of sign language to do their job. An employee cannot get a permanent job at the Academy until s/he is proficient in sign language. Instructional supervisors at the Academy must have some postsecondary credits from a deaf education teacher program. MN Statute 125A.67 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Education Department, Minnesota State Academies, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:33-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 59991 english Regional Service Center Responsibilities tcm:1097-289575-64 The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division can create up to eight regional service centers in Minnesota. The responsibilities of the service centers are: serve as an entry point for people who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing that are in need of services; hire staff who are trained in working with individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing; provide access to interpreter services; loan equipment and resource materials; assist individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing obtain services from other government agencies; work with the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons and the department of education to provide services to families with children who are deaf and to school personnel serving these children; provide training to state and regional human service agencies about program accessibility; and assess the level of need for services for individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing in the state. MN Statute 256C.24 2017-04-12T19:07:53.0800000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:16.7896371Z eng, tcm:1097-289263 Regional Service Center Responsibilities https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=256C.24 The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division can create up to eight regional service centers in Minnesota. The responsibilities of the service centers are: serve as an entry point for people who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing that are in need of services; hire staff who are trained in working with individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing; provide access to interpreter services; loan equipment and resource materials; assist individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing obtain services from other government agencies; work with the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons and the department of education to provide services to families with children who are deaf and to school personnel serving these children; provide training to state and regional human service agencies about program accessibility; and assess the level of need for services for individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing in the state. MN Statute 256C.24 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Human Services Department, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division (DHHSD), width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:16-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 48660 english State Covers Some Health Costs for People with Disabilities tcm:1097-289574-64 The state will reimburse private and public health providers for specific services that are provided to patients with a disability on medical assistance. When the state purchases hearing aids and supplies for the medical assistance program, it will purchase in bulk through competitive bidding if it will be 2017-04-12T19:10:37.7700000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:33.6223253Z eng, tcm:1097-289542 State Covers Some Health Costs for People with Disabilities https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=256B.04 The state will reimburse private and public health providers for specific services that are provided to patients with a disability on medical assistance. When the state purchases hearing aids and supplies for the medical assistance program, it will purchase in bulk through competitive bidding if it will be 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Human Services Department, State Insurance Coverage, Hearing Aids, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:33-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 57373 english Interpreters Oath for Witness Testimony tcm:1097-289575-64 Interpreters make an oath that they will accurately and without bias interpret an oath to the witness and the witness's testimony. MN Statute 358.07 2017-04-12T19:07:54.9470000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:05.9460707Z eng, tcm:1097-289278 Interpreters Oath for Witness Testimony https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=358.07 Interpreters make an oath that they will accurately and without bias interpret an oath to the witness and the witness's testimony. MN Statute 358.07 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Judicial Branch, Interpreters for Witnesses, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:05-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 59733 english Reasonable Accommodations in Housing for Persons with a Disability tcm:1097-289575-64 If a disabled individual needs to complete How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 48638 english Vocational Rehabilitation Programs and Auxiliary Aids tcm:1097-289574-64 Vocational rehabilitation programs must provide auxiliary aids and services so that an applicant or eligible individual can access agency services and participate in vocational rehabilitation services that are in the person's employment plan. The program should not pay for auxiliary aids if they can be provided by other programs or vendors. MN Rule 3300.5060 2017-04-12T19:07:54.0470000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:43.3101158Z eng, tcm:1097-289271 Vocational Rehabilitation Programs and Auxiliary Aids https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3300.5060 Vocational rehabilitation programs must provide auxiliary aids and services so that an applicant or eligible individual can access agency services and participate in vocational rehabilitation services that are in the person's employment plan. The program should not pay for auxiliary aids if they can be provided by other programs or vendors. MN Rule 3300.5060 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Employment & Economic Development Department, Vocational Rehabilitation- General, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:43-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 58147 english Interpreter Services for Witnesses tcm:1097-289575-64 In civil action cases where a litigant or witness is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing, the judge will appoint a qualified interpreter for the proceedings. When a witness is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing in a case before a board, commission, agency, or licensing authority, an interpreter will be provided to translate the portions of the proceedings in which the witness participates. MN Statute 546.43 2017-04-12T19:08:00.9770000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:05.0880343Z eng, tcm:1097-289323 Interpreter Services for Witnesses https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=546.43 In civil action cases where a litigant or witness is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing, the judge will appoint a qualified interpreter for the proceedings. When a witness is deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing in a case before a board, commission, agency, or licensing authority, an interpreter will be provided to translate the portions of the proceedings in which the witness participates. MN Statute 546.43 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Judicial Branch, Interpreters for Witnesses, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:05-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 34721 english Waiver to Obtain Commercial Driver's License tcm:1097-289573-64 The Code of Federal Regulation prevents people who are deaf from driving commercial vehicles. However, in Minnesota a person who is deaf may be granted a waiver to do intrastate transport in commercial vehicles. To get a waiver a person can apply to the commissioner of transportation. 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