29 U.S.C. § 796j

§796j. "Older individual who is blind" defined

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U.S.C. Title 29 - LABOR
29 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 29 - LABOR

CHAPTER 16 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER VII - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Part B - Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind

Sec. 796j - "Older individual who is blind" defined

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§796j. "Older individual who is blind" defined

For purposes of this part, the term "older individual who is blind" means an individual age 55 or older whose significant visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to attain but for whom independent living goals are feasible.

(Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, §751, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, §410, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1237.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions
A prior section 796j, Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, §751, as added Pub. L. 102–569, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4464, defined "older individual who is blind", prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–220.

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