District of Columbia § 7-903 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 7-903 — Definitions.

District of Columbia·Title 7 Human Health Care and Safety.·Ch. 9 Register of Blind Persons.

For the purpose of this chapter:

(1)The term “blind person” means, and the term “blind” refers to, a person who:

(A)Is totally blind;

(B)Has impaired vision of not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye and for whom vision cannot be improved to better than 20/200; or

(C)Who has loss of vision due wholly or in part to impairment of field vision or to other factors which affect the usefulness of vision to a like degree.

(2)The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent.

(3)The term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.

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For the purpose of this chapter:

(1) The term “blind person” means, and the term “blind” refers to, a person who:

(A) Is totally blind;

(B) Has impaired vision of not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye and for whom vision cannot be improved to better than 20/200; or

(C) Who has loss of vision due wholly or in part to impairment of field vision or to other factors which affect the usefulness of vision to a like degree.

(2) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent.

(3) The term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.

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