- (a) Local school districts must assess any student whose visual impairment adversely affects his and/or her educational performance as to the student’s need for adaptive textbooks.
- (b) For the purpose of this part, the criteria stated in 6 CAR § 102-104 shall be the minimum criteria for determining student eligibility.
- (c) Local school districts may seek assistance for assessing a student’s need for adaptive textbooks by contacting the Educational Services for the Visually Impaired (ESVI).
- (d) Following a determination that a student is eligible for adaptive textbooks, the regional vision consultant serving the local school district will approve the purchase of textbooks for each student determined eligible.
- (e) The regional vision consultant will complete an ESVI textbook order form and transmit the form to the Instructional Resource Center at the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind.