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BLIND PERSON
"Blind person" means
any person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the
better eye with correcting lenses, or if (his/her) visual acuity is
greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of
vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an
angle no greater than twenty degrees.
Source:
General Statutes § 53a-320 (3) (applies to Part XXVI: Abuse of Elderly,
Blind, Disabled or Mentally Retarded Person, §§ 53a-320 -- 53a-323).
Commentary:
This definition incorporates the definition in § 1-1f (a).
Glossary
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