(a) The college shall offer, but is not limited to offering, the following courses, programs, and services for hearing-impaired post-secondary students:
(1) learning development services, including academic counseling, tutorial services, reading instruction, services to counter learning disabilities, and library-related services;
(2) communications services, including interpreters for academic and nonacademic functions, speech therapy, and auditory evaluation and training;
(3) academic college preparatory courses;
(4) career analysis services designed to assist each student in identifying a career interest, considering the student’s aptitudes, abilities, and skills;
(5) regular college courses, including vocational and technical education and liberal arts courses;
(6) extracurricular activities, including intramural athletics; and
(7) postgraduation services, including job placement services and services designed to orient employers to hearing-impaired workers.
(b) The course work offered by the college shall emphasize self-contained classrooms with instruction conducted by instructors who are trained and qualified to work with hearing-impaired students and are fluent in manual communication skills. Hearing-impaired students may enroll in integrated classes that are regular classes offered to students with unimpaired hearing enrolled in the junior college.

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(c) The programs, services, and facilities of the college shall be designed to be appropriate to the needs of hearing-impaired students.
(d) The executive director shall determine which courses offered by the college are appropriate for an electronic display on a screen or terminal, with less than 30 seconds delay, of a speaker’s spoken message. The college shall implement the electronic display in those courses.