(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Council” means the Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals.
(c) (1) “Deaf and hard of hearing individuals” means those residents of Maryland who have a partial or complete loss of hearing.
(2) “Deaf and hard of hearing individuals” includes individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and late–deafened.
(3) “Deafblind” means those residents of Maryland who have concomitant vision and hearing loss.
(d) “Director” means the Director of the Office.
(e) “Office” means the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.