Who can certify students as eligible to receive accessible instructional materials?
In order for a student who is blind or has other print disabilities to be determined eligible for accessible instructional materials, the students eligibility must be certified by a competent authority. Competent authority is defined in the Library of Congress regulations (36 CFR 701.6(b)(2)) related to the Act to Provide Books for the Adult Blind (approved March 3, 1931, 2 U.S.C. 135a) as follows: (i) In the cases of blindness, visual disability, or physical limitations competent authority is defined to include doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, ophthalmologists, optometrists, registered nurses, therapists, and professional staff of hospitals, institutions, and public or private welfare agencies (e.g., social workers, case workers, counselors, rehabilitation teachers, and superintendents).
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