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61.980 Definitions for KRS 61.980 to 61.988.

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Page 1 of 2 61.980 Definitions for KRS 61.980 to 61.988. As used in KRS 61.980 to 61.988: <br>(1) &quot;Access&quot; means the ability to receive, use, and manipulate data and operate controls included in information technology to be in compliance with nationally accepted <br>accessibility and usability standards such as those established by Section 255 of the <br>Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Section 508 of the Federal Workforce <br>Investment Act of 1998; (2) &quot;Individual with a disability&quot; means an individual who is considered to have a disability for the purpose of any federal or state law, and who is or would be able by <br>information-access-assistive technology to maintain a level of functioning or to <br>achieve a greater level of functioning in any major life activity; (3) &quot;Blind or visually impaired individual&quot; means an individual 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 so that the widest diameter of the visual field <br>subtends an angle no greater than twenty (20) degrees; (b) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration; or <br>(c) Has a medically diagnosed limitation in visual functioning that restricts the individual's ability to read and write standard print at levels expected of <br>individuals of comparable ability; (4) &quot;Covered entity&quot; means the state or any state-assisted organization; <br>(5) &quot;Deaf&quot; or &quot;hard of hearing&quot; means persons who have hearing disorders and includes people who cannot hear and understand speech clearly through the ear alone, with <br>or without hearing aids; (6) &quot;Information technology&quot; means all electronic information processing hardware and software, including but not limited to telecommunications and any electronic <br>information equipment or interconnected system that is used in the acquisition, <br>storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, <br>interchange, transmission, or reception of audio, video, graphics, and text; (7) &quot;Assistive technology&quot; means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, customized, fabricated, or is <br>otherwise an alternative means that is used to increase, maintain, or improve <br>functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities; (8) &quot;Nonvisual&quot; means output methods not requiring sight, including but not limited to synthesized speech and Braille; (9) &quot;State&quot; means the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any of its departments, agencies, public bodies, or other instrumentalities; (10) &quot;State-assisted organization&quot; means a college, university, nonprofit organization, person, political subdivision, school system, or other entity supported in whole or in <br>part by state funds; (11) &quot;Telecommunications&quot; means the transmission of information, images, pictures, voice, or data by radio, video, or other electronic or impulse means; and Page 2 of 2 (12) &quot;Undue burden&quot; means significant difficulty or expense, including but not limited to a difficulty or expense associated with technical feasibility. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 536, sec. 32, effective July 14, 2000.