Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53E > Chapter 8 > Part 4 - Eligibility, Services, and Programs

• Advisory council: means the Advisory Council for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Blind: means :
       (4)(a) if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age, having a visual impairment that, even with correction, adversely affects educational performance or substantially limits one or more major life activities; and
       (4)(b) if the person is younger than three years of age, having a visual impairment. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Blindness: means an impairment in vision in which central visual acuity:
       (5)(a) does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or
       (5)(b) is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Deaf: means :
       (7)(a) if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age, having hearing loss, whether permanent or fluctuating, that, even with amplification, adversely affects educational performance or substantially limits one or more major life activities; and
       (7)(b) if the person is younger than three years of age, having hearing loss. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Deafblind: means :
       (8)(a) if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age:

            (8)(a)(i) deaf;

            (8)(a)(ii) blind; and

            (8)(a)(iii) having hearing loss and visual impairments that cause such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that the person cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for students who are deaf or blind; or
       (8)(b) if the person is younger than three years of age, having both hearing loss and vision impairments that are diagnosed as provided in Section 53E-8-401. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Deafness: means a hearing loss so severe that the person is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Hard of hearing: means having a hearing loss, excluding deafness. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• IEP: means :
       (14)(a) a written statement for a student with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102