Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 30. HANDICAPPED PERSONS · Chapter 7. BLIND PERSONS’ LITERACY RIGHTS AND EDUCATION

30-7-2. Definitions.

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As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
‘‘Blind student’’ means an individual who is eligible for special education services and who:#
1. (A)
  Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than 20 degrees; or#
2. (B)
  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 Section 602(a)(20) of Part A of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C.A. Section 1401(a)(20).#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 30-7-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1796, § 3.

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