25-26-202. Definitions.

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25-26-202. Definitions.

25-26-202. Definitions. For purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Access” means the ability to receive, use, and manipulate data and operate controls included in information technology; (2) “Blind or visually impaired individual” means an individual who: (A) Has a visual acuity of twenty/two hundred (20/200) or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees (20°); (B) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration; or (C) Has a medically diagnosed limitation in visual functioning that restricts the individual's ability to read and write standard print at levels expected of individuals of comparable ability; (3) “Covered entity” means the state or any state-assisted organization; (4) “Information technology” means all electronic information processing hardware and software, including telecommunications; (5) “Nonvisual” means synthesized speech, braille, and other output methods not requiring sight; (6) “Reasonably available” means developed and available for purchase for a price as provided in this subchapter from: (A) The vendor that provided the product that is to be used by visual users; or (B) Another vendor if the technology is available from more than one (1) vendor in the marketplace; (7) “State” means the state or any of its departments, agencies, public bodies, or other instrumentalities; (8) “State-assisted organization” means a college, nonprofit organization, person, political subdivision, school system, or other entity supported in whole or in part by state funds; and (9) “Telecommunications” means the transmission of information, images, pictures, voice or data by radio, video, or other elec

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-26-202

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