Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 752 > Act 10 of 1937 - Use of Travel Aids by Blind Persons

• Blind: means a person who has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correction, or has limitation of his or her field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance not greater than 20 degrees. See Michigan Laws 752.51a
• Cane: means an aid used by a blind pedestrian for travel and identification purposes that is white in color with or without a red tip. See Michigan Laws 752.51a
• Crosswalk: means that term as defined in section 10 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 752.51a
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dog guide: means a dog, in harness, that has been formally trained and that is used by a blind person as a travel aid. See Michigan Laws 752.51a
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
• Walker: means an aid used by a blind pedestrian for travel and identification purposes that is white in color or has white legs with or without a red tip. See Michigan Laws 752.51a