South Carolina Code 59-34-40. Sufficiency of instruction required; particulars of individualized education program
(1) the results obtained from the assessment required pursuant to § 59-34-30;
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.