Instruction in braille reading and writing must be sufficient to enable each blind student to communicate effectively and efficiently with the same level of proficiency expected of the student’s peers of comparable ability and grade level. The student’s individualized education program must specify:

(1) the results obtained from the assessment required pursuant to § 59-34-30;

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-34-40

  • Blind student: means an individual who is eligible for special education services 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. See South Carolina Code 59-34-20
  • Braille: means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as standard English Braille. See South Carolina Code 59-34-20
  • 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.
  • Individualized education program: means a written statement developed for a student eligible for special education services pursuant to Section 602(a)(20) of Part A of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U. See South Carolina Code 59-34-20

(2) how braille will be implemented as the primary mode for learning through integration with other classroom activities;

(3) the date on which braille instruction will commence;

(4) the length of the period of instruction and the frequency and duration of each instructional session;

(5) the level of competency in braille reading and writing to be achieved by the end of the period and the objective assessment measures to be used; and

(6) if a decision has been made pursuant to the assessment that braille instruction or use is not required for the student then a specification of the evidence used to determine that the absence of braille instruction or use will not impair the student’s ability to read and write effectively.