As used in ORS § 343.565 to 343.595:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 343.565

  • Special education: includes instruction that:

    (a) May be conducted in the classroom, the home, a hospital, an institution, a special school or another setting; and

    (b) May involve physical education services, speech-language services, transition services or other related services designated by rule to be services to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. See Oregon Statutes 343.035

(1) ‘Braille’ means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as standard English Braille.

(2) ‘Student who is blind’ means an individual who:

(a) Is eligible for special education due to visual impairment; or

(b) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration. [1993 c.380 § 2; 1999 c.989 § 28]