html 23843 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 12420 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 34980 english Further Actions to Take if Ineligible for TED tcm:1097-289573-64 If a person is determined ineligible or his/her services are terminated s/he is able to request an appeal within 30 days of receiving the notice that services are denied or terminated. There is potential of 60 days after request, but good reason must be shown. Within 30 calendar days of receiving the request for an appeal there is an informal meeting to resolve the issue. If a person is still dissatisfied with the resolution developed at the informal meeting, s/he can request a hearing before the coordinator of the TED program. MN Rule 8775.0800 2017-04-12T19:07:54.4570000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:52.3284228Z eng, tcm:1097-289274 Further Actions to Take if Ineligible for TED https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=8775.0800 If a person is determined ineligible or his/her services are terminated s/he is able to request an appeal within 30 days of receiving the notice that services are denied or terminated. There is potential of 60 days after request, but good reason must be shown. Within 30 calendar days of receiving the request for an appeal there is an informal meeting to resolve the issue. If a person is still dissatisfied with the resolution developed at the informal meeting, s/he can request a hearing before the coordinator of the TED program. MN Rule 8775.0800 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Human Services Department, Telecommunications - Telephone Equipment Distribution Program (TED), width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:52-0500 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 58223 english Requirements for Special Education Teachers in ASL Proficiency tcm:1097-289575-64 A teacher who has not achieved a survival plus proficiency in ASL needs to do 60 hours of continuing education in ASL, ASL linguistics, or Deaf culture, and show evidence of attempting or achieving survival plus level of ASL proficiency. A teacher who has achieved a survival plus proficiency in ASL needs to do 60 hours of continuing education in ASL, ASL linguistics, or Deaf culture. MN Rule 8710.5200 2017-04-12T19:07:49.8700000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:21.6569203Z eng, tcm:1097-289233 Requirements for Special Education Teachers in ASL Proficiency https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=8710.5200 A teacher who has not achieved a survival plus proficiency in ASL needs to do 60 hours of continuing education in ASL, ASL linguistics, or Deaf culture, and show evidence of attempting or achieving survival plus level of ASL proficiency. A teacher who has achieved a survival plus proficiency in ASL needs to do 60 hours of continuing education in ASL, ASL linguistics, or Deaf culture. MN Rule 8710.5200 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Education Department, Special Education License, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:21-0500 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 52169 english Telecommunications Access Minnesota Program Administration tcm:1097-289574-64 The commissioner of commerce is responsible for creating the Telecommunications Access Minnesota Program. The fund pays for the state's telecommunication relay service and the distribution of telecommunication devices for Minnesota residents who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing or have a communication disability (this is the Telephone Equipment Distribution Program- TED). The commissioner of human services decides how to determine eligibility and defines economic hardship, special needs, and household criteria to establish the priority of which applicants will receive devices. The commissioner will specify what devices to purchase and inform the public of the program. The commissioner of human services can also create an advisory board that must include a one member who is deaf, one who is hard of hearing, one who has a speech disability, and one who is disabled in mobility. The commissioner of commerce must administer the fund and prepare an annual report about the program's finances, accessibility, services, future operations, and discuss the overall effectiveness of the telephone system. The commissioner can contract with a qualified vendor to create and maintain the relay service. MN Statute 237.51 and MN Rule 8775.0300 Learn more about the <a href= 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 59322 english Equal Access to Goods and Services tcm:1097-289575-64 An individual or entity cannot directly or though contractual or other arrangements have standards or criteria that have the effect of discriminating on the basis of disability. Goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations must be provided in the most integrated manner possible to people who have a disability. Although separate activities or programs may exist, people with a disability cannot be denied from participating in programs or activities that are not separate or different. Nothing in chapter 363A of the Minnesota's statutes can be misused to prohibit programs, services, facilities, or other privileges to people with disabilities. MN Statutes 363A.11 and 363A.25 <a href= 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 58283 english Right to Employment tcm:1097-289575-64 Unless a person is unqualified for the job, it is unfair employment practice for an employer because of a person's disability to: refuse to hire or maintain a system of employment that unreasonably excludes a person seeking a job; discharge an employee; or exclude a person with respect to hiring, tenure, compensation, upgrading, terms, facilities, conditions, privileges of employment. MN Statute 363A.08 <a href= 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 58486 english Special Education Advisory Panel tcm:1097-289575-64 Local SEACs advise school districts on the development of programs and services to meet the special educational needs of children and families. By sharing their unique perspective of what it is like to use these services, parents can help the district to be more effective. As a result, outcomes for children with disabilities should improve. MN Statute 125A.24 For more information, visit <a href= 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 49083 english Requirements During Sale of Hearing Aids tcm:1097-289574-64 During the sale of hearing aids, oral statements made by an audiologist or certified dispenser concerning 2017-04-12T19:07:46.5730000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:18.8800735Z eng, tcm:1097-289200 Requirements During Sale of Hearing Aids https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.5197 During the sale of hearing aids, oral statements made by an audiologist or certified dispenser concerning 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Consumer Rights, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:18-0500 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 48369 english Consumer Rights When Buying a Hearing Aid tcm:1097-289574-64 When a hearing aid dispenser makes a recommendation or prescription s/he must give the customer a consumer rights brochure created by the commissioner of health. The brochure needs to contain information about the consumer information center (more information in Minnesota statute 153A.18). MN Statute 148.5197 2017-04-12T19:36:10.8770000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:41.7962400Z eng, tcm:1097-289586 Consumer Rights When Buying a Hearing Aid https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.5197 When a hearing aid dispenser makes a recommendation or prescription s/he must give the customer a consumer rights brochure created by the commissioner of health. The brochure needs to contain information about the consumer information center (more information in Minnesota statute 153A.18). MN Statute 148.5197 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Consumer Rights, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:41-0500 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 ... 0-10|0 10-10|0 10-10|0 2017-04-13t13 Special Education