Significant visual impairment definition

Significant visual impairment means vision worse than 20/70 in the better eye with correction or a field of vision restricted to less than 70 degrees in the better eye.
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Significant visual impairment means a visual impairment severe enough to interfere with learning. The term is the designation required for a child to be eligible for services from a teacher of students with visual impairments in an LEA or USDB.
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Significant visual impairment means a person has vision loss of acuity or field that even with correction limits a person's activities or ability to function in a normal manner.
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Related to Significant visual impairment

  • Physical impairment means a loss of physical functioning which interferes with a person’s ability to perform the Activities of Daily Living. A person with a physical impairment would require hands-on Human Assistance in order to perform the Activities of Daily Living.

  • Significant change means a major decline or improvement in the tenant’s status which does not normally resolve itself without further interventions by staff or by implementing standard disease-related clinical interventions that have an impact on the tenant’s mental, physical, or functional health status.

  • Functional impairment means both of the following:

  • Mental impairment means any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.

  • Has a record of such impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.