158.281 Definitions for KRS 156.476, 158.281, 158.282, and 161.051.

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As used in KRS 156.476, 158.282, 161.051, and this section:

(1)"Braille" means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known

as Standard English Braille;

(2)"Individualized education program (IEP)" means a written statement developed for

an exceptional student eligible for special education services in accordance with

administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS 157.200 to 157.290;

(3)"Blind student" means a student between the ages of three

(3)and twenty-one

for whom an individualized education program is required 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 which would

bring the student within the provisions of subsection (3)(a) of this section; or

(c)Functions as if he is blind even though the student may not technically meet

the visual acuity or medical standards set forth in this subsection.