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- Notice of Procedural Safeguards Formerly known as the "Parent's Rights Brochure", this interim notice is designed to be used until final federal regulations for IDEA-2004 are in effect. download
- ADA Protective Regulations
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Vision Terms
What is visual acuity?
"The eye's ability to distinguish object details and shape, using the smallest identifiable object that can be seen at a specified distance."
( Dictionary of Eye Terminology)
Massachusetts Department of Ed provides the state definition of vision impairment. Also check Office of Health and Human Services, this site is full of linked resources and information regarding healthy vision, vision impairment, legal blindness and deafblindness.
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is a term used to describe visual impairment that occurs because of brain damage.
e-ADVISOR Assisting the Development of Visually Impaired Students through Online Resources (ADVISOR), presents information in non-technical language, and is designed for parents, teachers and doctors of visually impaired children.