12 Colo. Code Regs. § 2516-1-27.310
"Access to effective communication" means those methods of communication that are individualized, culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the nature, length, complexity, and context of the situation as well as the person's normal method(s) of communication.
"Auxiliary Services" means those aids and services that assist in effective communication with a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind pursuant to section 13-90-202(3), C.R.S.
"Business or nonprofit organization that serves the public" means a public accommodations entity that is required under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act to take steps necessary to communicate effectively with deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind customers.
"Commission" means the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind in the department of human services created in section 26-21-104.
"Communication access services" includes qualified/certified sign language interpreting, realtime captioning (CART), cued language transliteration, and other services.
"Communication access services providers" include approved qualified/certified sign language interpreters, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioners, cued language transliterators, and other providers. Providers may be commission interpreting staff or vendors.
"Consumer" means all parties (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or hearing) receiving services in rural areas. Consumers must be a state or local government; a business or nonprofit organization that serves the public; or a deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind person.
"Deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind" means a person who has a functional hearing loss of sufficient severity to prevent aural comprehension, even with the assistance of devices such as hearing aids, pursuant to section 13-90-202(6), C.R.S. Hearing aids include cochlear implants. DeafBlind individuals exist on a continuum, ranging from no vision and/or hearing to varied combinations of usable hearing and/or vision, that presents difficulty in routinely accessing information.
"Effective Communication" means those methods of communication that are individualized and culturally appropriate to a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind so that he or she can easily access all auditory information pursuant to section 13-90-202(7), C.R.S.
"Qualified interpreter" means a person who has a valid certification of competency accepted by the commission and includes, but is not limited to, oral interpreters, sign language interpreters, and intermediary interpreters pursuant to section 13-90-202(8), C.R.S.
"Rural area" is defined in section 27.320.
"State or local government" means a public entity that is required under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act to take steps necessary to communicate effectively with deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind persons. Primary consideration must be given to the type of auxiliary aid or service requested by the person with a disability.
12 CCR 2516-1-27.310