Connecticut § 17a-811 (Formerly Sec. 10-294a). Legal blindness. Impaired vision. Defined.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 17a-811 — (Formerly Sec. 10-294a). Legal blindness. Impaired vision. Defined.

Connecticut § 17a-811

Title 17aSocial and Human Services and Resources

Ch. 319lDepartment of Aging and Disability Services

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-811 (2026).

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For the purposes of this chapter:

(a)A person is legally blind if such person's central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or if such person's visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees;

(b)A person has impaired vision if such person's central visual acuity does not exceed 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses.

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For the purposes of this chapter: (a) A person is legally blind if such person's central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or if such person's visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees; (b) A person has impaired vision if such person's central visual acuity does not exceed 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses.

Legislative History

(1961, P.A. 539, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 767, S. 1; P.A. 75-231, S. 1, 6; P.A. 78-218, S. 200; P.A. 05-156, S. 5.) History: 1969 act defined what is meant by impaired vision; P.A. 75-231 defined what is meant by products made or manufactured by the blind; P.A. 78-218 added feminine personal pronouns; P.A. 05-156 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “blind” with “legally blind”, made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b) for the purpose of gender neutrality and deleted former Subsec. (c) re definition of products made or services provided by blind persons; Sec. 10-294a transferred to Sec. 17a-811 in 2023.