10:95-8.5 Deaf-blind services
(a) The Commission's deaf-blind services are designed to better serve those individuals who experience a unique set of problems and needs due to profound hearing loss in addition to their visual loss.
(b) In order to be eligible to receive the Commission's deaf-blind services, an applicant shall meet the same criteria needed to receive Commission services as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:91-2, and :
1. Have a hearing impairment so severe that speech cannot be understood with optimum amplification and not be correctable with aids or medical assistance; or
2. Have a prognosis of imminent hearing loss.
(c) Vocational rehabilitation services available to deaf-blind clients include:
1. All services that shall be provided to any other vocational rehabilitation client;
2. Specialized communication services and devices; and
3. Consultation with any education client over the age of 14 with a hearing loss so as to explore vocational possibilities.