Sec. 6. Definitions
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In this Act: The term blind individual means an individual whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. The terms covered blind individual and covered individual with a disability mean a blind individual or an individual with a disability whose blindness or disability limits the ability of such individual to access electronic instructional materials and related information technologies.
The term disability has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). The term electronic instructional material means digital curricular content including course-assigned books, journals, articles, and web pages, used by students, faculty, or administrative personnel of an institution of higher education to facilitate the teaching and learning process, including technologies used in distance education as defined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ).
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). The term related information technology — means any electronic platform or delivery system used by students, faculty, or administrative personnel of an institution of higher education to access electronic instructional materials; and includes any hardware, firmware, software, and applications required for the manipulation, annotation, and dissemination of such electronic instructional materials.
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