Terms Used In Montana Code 53-7-306

• Blindness: means a visual disability in which:

  (i)a person's central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or

  (ii)a person's visual field at the widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. See Montana Code 53-7-301

• Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 53-7-301
• Low vision: means a visual impairment that, even with correction, remains so severe as to make performance of daily tasks difficult. See Montana Code 53-7-301
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Person with a disability: means the same as "individual with a disability" as defined in the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U. See Montana Code 53-7-301
• Vocational rehabilitation: means the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to a person with blindness or low vision to enable the person to the extent possible to become independent and productive or employable. See Montana Code 53-7-301
• Vocational rehabilitation services: means the following services: medical diagnosis, vocational guidance, vocational counseling, vocational placement, rehabilitation training, rehabilitation engineering, physical restoration, transportation, occupational licenses, customary occupational tools and equipment, maintenance, training books and materials, group facilities, family services, followup services, and any other goods and services provided for by rule and that the department determines to be necessary to rehabilitate the person. See Montana Code 53-7-301