35A-13-102.  Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Blind” means an individual:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-13-102

  • Director: means the director of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation. See Utah Code 35A-13-102
  • Disability: means a physical or mental condition which materially limits, contributes to limiting, or, if not corrected, will probably result in materially limiting an individual's activities or functioning. See Utah Code 35A-13-102
  • Office: means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202. See Utah Code 35A-13-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or

(b)  whose visual acuity is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends to an angle of no greater than 20 degrees.

(2)  “Deaf” means an individual with a diagnosed auditory deficit that renders the individual unable to comprehend spoken language through audition only, even with medical intervention or amplification, and that results in functional limitations in one or more areas of daily living.

(3)  “Director” means the director of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation.

(4)  “Disability” means a physical or mental condition which materially limits, contributes to limiting, or, if not corrected, will probably result in materially limiting an individual’s activities or functioning.

(5)  “Eligible individual” means an individual determined to be eligible to receive services under laws or rules governing eligibility for the program in question.

(6)  “Hard of hearing” means an individual with a diagnosed auditory deficit ranging from mild to profound that results in functional limitations in one or more areas of daily living.

(7)  “Independent living rehabilitation services” means goods and services reasonably necessary to enable an individual with a severe disability to maintain or increase functional independence.

(8)  “Office” means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202.

(9)  “Visually impaired” means an individual with a diagnosed impairment of visual function that if not corrected constitutes a material limitation to normal activities or functioning.

(10)  “Vocational rehabilitation services” means goods and services reasonably necessary to enable an individual with a disability to obtain and retain employment.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 271, 2016 General Session