Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 2 - DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Chapter 106 - DIVISION FOR BLIND SERVICES
Subchapter B - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Division 1 - PROGRAM AND SUBCHAPTER PURPOSE
Section 106.205 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Applicant--A person who has submitted an application to DBS for vocational rehabilitation services.
(2) Blind (person who is)--A person whose visual acuity with best correction is 20/200 or less in the better eye, or a person with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees, which means a visual field of no greater than 20 degrees in the better eye.
(3) Consumer--An individual with a disability who has applied for, or who is receiving vocational rehabilitation services.
(4) Visual impairment--A visual acuity, with best correction, of 20/70 or less in the better eye; or a visual field of 30 degrees or less in the better eye; or a combination of both.
