TITLE 16
Education

CHAPTER 16-25.1
Braille Instruction for Blind Students

SECTION 16-25.1-1


   § 16-25.1-1  Definitions. – As used in this chapter:

   (1) "Blind student" means an individual who is eligible for special education services and who:

   (i) Has a visual acuity of 2 0/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision so that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees; or

   (ii) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration.

   (2) "Braille" means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as standard English Braille.

   (3) "Individualized education program" means a written statement developed for a student eligible for special education services pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1993, ch. 389, § 1.)