South Carolina § 59-34-20 Definitions.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 59-34-20 — Definitions.

South Carolina·Title 59 EDUCATION·Ch. 34 BLIND PERSONS' LITERACY RIGHTS AND EDUCATION

As used in this chapter:

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

(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 twenty degrees; or (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. Section 1401(a).

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As used in this chapter: (1) "Blind student" means an individual who is eligible for special education services and who: (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 twenty degrees; or (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. Section 1401(a).

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