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NRS 427A.7955 - Types of independent living services and services of assistive technology that are authorized.

NV Rev Stat § 427A.7955 (2019) (N/A)
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1. The independent living services that the Division may, pursuant to this section and NRS 427A.7953, provide to a person with a disability who needs independent living services may include, without limitation, assistance and training as to how to perform skills of daily living, including, without limitation:

(a) The preparation and eating of meals;

(b) Home management, including, without limitation, paying bills;

(c) Communication, including, without limitation, the use of services of assistive technology;

(d) Orientation and mobility; and

(e) Any other skills that will allow a person who has recently become disabled to function and live in a more independent manner.

2. The services of assistive technology that the Division may, pursuant to this section and NRS 427A.7953, provide to a person with a disability who needs independent living services may include, without limitation:

(a) Large-print signs and reading materials;

(b) Voice recognition or Braille technology installed on a computer or handheld device;

(c) Global positioning satellite technology with voice output;

(d) Mechanical lifts or similar mobility enhancing devices;

(e) Telecommunications devices specially designed for persons with impaired vision, speech or hearing; and

(f) Any other technology that provides significant assistance in performing daily tasks to a person with a disability who needs independent living services.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 1433)

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