25-2402. Terms, defined.
135 words·~1 min read·
/ne/chapter-25/25-2402A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
For the purposes of sections 25-2401 to 25-2407 unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)Deaf or hard of hearing person means a person whose hearing impairment, with or without amplification, is so severe that he or she may have difficulty in auditorily processing spoken language without the use of an interpreter or a person with a fluctuating or permanent hearing loss which may adversely affect the ability to understand spoken language without the use of an interpreter or other auxiliary aid;
(2)Person unable to communicate the English language means a person who cannot readily understand or communicate the English language; and
(3)Proceeding means any legal proceeding or any hearing preliminary thereto involving persons unable to communicate the English language or deaf or hard of hearing persons unable to communicate by a spoken language.