53A-25a-103. Braille skills assessment -- Development of individualized education
program.
(1) Any assessment required for a blind student shall include a Braille-related or Braille
skills assessment, including a statement of the individual's present level of performance.
(2) (a) Prior to determining whether a blind student should use Braille as the primary
reading mode, the student's IEP team must be provided with detailed information about the use
and efficiency of Braille as a reading medium.
(b) The team shall acquire the information through pertinent literature or discussions with
competent Braille users and educators, or both, in order to make an informed choice as to the
student's primary reading mode.
(3) In developing an IEP for each blind student, there is a presumption that proficiency in
Braille is essential for the student to achieve satisfactory educational progress.
(4) The use of and instruction in Braille are not required under this section if, in the
course of developing the student's IEP, the team determines that the student's visual impairment
does not significantly affect reading and writing performance commensurate with ability.
(5) Nothing in this section requires the exclusive use of Braille if other special education
services are appropriate to meet the student's educational needs.
(6) The provision of other appropriate special education services does not preclude the
use of Braille or Braille instruction.
Enacted by Chapter 280, 1994 General Session
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