{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-1-69.6","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.6","heading":"\"Deaf\"  defined","body":"The term  \"deaf\" , for purposes of the Division of the Deaf and as used in this act, means those persons in whom the sense of hearing is nonfunctional for  ordinary purposes of life and includes two distinct classes based on the time  of the loss of hearing;  a. the congenitally deaf, those who were born deaf  and, b. the adventitiously deaf, those who were born with normal hearing but in  whom the sense of hearing becomes nonfunctional through illness, accident, etc.   In clinical terms deaf means a hearing loss above 25 db ISO in the 500-2,000  frequency Hz range unaided in the better ear, and so designated by a certified  audiologist.\nL.1941, c. 197, p. 587, s. 6.  Amended by L.1977, c. 166, s. 7, eff. July 31,  1977.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c8c44f79d1a9c5f73d95ad946549f971fa65114e838b08423a4d46b0b2473a97","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-1-69.5","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-1-69.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}