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CHAPTER 25-06EDUCATION OF BLIND PERSONS25-06-01.North Dakota vision services - school for the blind - Maintained -Location.There must be maintained at Grand Forks, in Grand Forks County, a statewideservice, resource, and referral center for the education and training of all residents of this state<br>who are blind or have a visual impairment and to serve as the national instructional materials<br>access center authorized user for the purpose of facilitating access to and conversion of<br>accessible instructional materials in alternate formats for use by blind individuals, individuals with<br>visual impairment, and students with other print disabilities, which must be known as the North<br>Dakota vision services - school for the blind.25-06-01.1. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter:1.An individual who is blind means an individual who is totally blind or whose central<br>visual acuity does not exceed twenty/two hundred in the better eye with corrective<br>lenses, or the widest diameter of the visual field is no greater than twenty degrees;2.An individual with a visual impairment means an individual with an impairment in<br>vision which, even with correction, adversely affects the individual's functional ability;<br>and3.A student with print disabilities means a student enrolled in elementary or secondary<br>school who has an individualized education program, which includes documentation<br>of either an inability to read or use standard printed material as a result of physical<br>limitations or a reading disability resulting from an organic dysfunction that has been<br>certified by competent authority to be of sufficient severity to prevent reading of<br>printed material in a normal manner.25-06-02. Duties and responsibilities of North Dakota vision services - school forthe blind. Within the limits of legislative appropriation, North Dakota vision services - school for<br>the blind shall:1.Provide vision-specific services that include consultations, evaluations, information,<br>training, and educational services, including instruction in orientation, mobility,<br>braille, braille music, daily living skills, technology, career and technical education<br>training, and recreation.2.Collect and distribute information on vision services and resources available in the<br>state.3.Coordinate loans of adaptive devices, equipment, and materials.4.Maintain a data base of residents who are blind or have a visual impairment.5.Facilitate collaboration with agencies and programs providing services to individuals<br>who are blind or have a visual impairment.6.Assist residents to access appropriate services, including services available from the<br>vocational rehabilitation division, independent living centers, infant development<br>programs, developmental disabilities programs, the state library, local education<br>programs, and advocacy programs.7.Serve as the national instructional materials access center authorized user for the<br>purpose of facilitating access to and conversion of accessible instructional materials<br>in alternate formats for use by blind individuals, individuals with visual impairment,<br>and students with other print disabilities.Page No. 125-06-02.1. North Dakota vision services - school for the blind - Appointment ofsuperintendent, budget, staff, and reporting structure.The superintendent of the NorthDakota vision services - school for the blind is appointed by and reports to the superintendent of<br>public instruction. The North Dakota vision services - school for the blind must have a separate<br>budget and separate staff from the department of public instruction.25-06-02.2. Superintendent - Special duties. The superintendent of the North Dakotavision services - school for the blind may also be the superintendent of the school for the deaf.25-06-03. Superintendent to possess certain qualifications. The superintendent ofthe North Dakota vision services - school for the blind must possess those qualifications,<br>educational and otherwise, as in the opinion of the superintendent of public instruction may<br>qualify that person to instruct and minister to the needs of blind persons.25-06-04. Qualifications for admission to school for the blind - Residents of stateentitled to free education. Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 257, </p> <BR></DIV><!-- /.col.one --><!-- /.col.two --></DIV><!-- /.col.main --></DIV><!-- /div id = content --> <BR class=clear></DIV> <!-- /div id = livearea --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.one --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.main --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#content --><BR class=clear> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#livearea --> <!-- Footer--> <DIV id=footer> <DIV class=container> <P class=copyright>Copyright &copy; 2012-2022 Laws9.Com All rights reserved. </P><!-- /.copyright --> <P class=footerlinks><A href="/contactus.html">Contact Us</A> | <A href="/aboutus.html">About Us</A> | <A href="/terms.html">Terms</A> | <A href="/privacy.html">Privacy</A></P><!-- /.footerlinks --> </DIV><!-- /.container --> </DIV><!-- /footer --> </BODY></HTML>