Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 129 - Education Department
Chapter 3525 - CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY
ENTRANCE AND EXIT CRITERIA
Part 3525.1345 - VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Universal Citation: MN Rules 3525.1345
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 27, December 30, 2024
Subpart 1. Definition.
"Visually impaired" means a medically verified visual impairment accompanied by limitations in sight that interfere with acquiring information or interaction with the environment to the extent that special education instruction and related services may be needed.
Subp. 2. Criteria.
A pupil is eligible as having a visual disability and in need of special education when the pupil meets one of the criteria in item A and one of the criteria in item B:
A.
medical documentation of a diagnosed visual impairment by a licensed eye
specialist establishing one or more of the following conditions:
(1) visual acuity of 20/60 or less in the
better eye with the best conventional correction;
(a) estimation of acuity is acceptable for
difficult-to-test pupils; and
(b)
for pupils not yet enrolled in kindergarten, measured acuity must be
significantly deviant from what is developmentally age-appropriate;
(2) visual field of 20 degrees or
less, or bilateral scotomas; or
(3)
a congenital or degenerating eye condition including, for example, progressive
cataract, glaucoma, or retinitis pigmentosa; and
B. functional evaluation of visual abilities
conducted by a licensed teacher of the visually impaired that determines that
the pupil:
(1) has limited ability in visually
accessing program-appropriate educational media and materials including, for
example, textbooks, photocopies, ditto copies, chalkboards, computers, or
environmental signs, without modification;
(2) has limited ability to visually access
the full range of program-appropriate educational materials and media without
accommodating actions including, for example, changes in posture, body
movement, focal distance, or squinting;
(3) demonstrates variable visual ability due
to environmental factors including, for example, contrast, weather, color, or
movement, that cannot be controlled; or
(4) experiences reduced or variable visual
ability due to visual fatigue or factors common to the eye condition.
Statutory Authority: MS s 14.389; 120.17; L 1999 c 123 s 19
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