As used in KRS 156.476, 158.282, 161.051, and this section: (1) "Braille" means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as Standard English Braille; (2) "Individualized education program (IEP)" means a written statement developed for an exceptional student eligible for special education services in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS 157.200 to 157.290; (3) "Blind student" means a student between the ages of three (3) and twenty -one (21) for whom an individualized education program is required and who: (a) Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees; or (b) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration which would bring the student within the provisions of subsection (3)(a) of this section; or (c) Functions as if he is blind even though the student may not technically meet the visual acuity or medical standards set forth in this subsection.
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