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(1) "Blind" means an individual:
(a) whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or
(b) whose visual acuity is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends to an angle of no greater than 20 degrees.
(2) "Deaf" means an individual with a diagnosed auditory deficit that renders the individual unable to comprehend spoken language through audition only, even with medical intervention or amplification, and that results in functional limitations in one or more areas of daily living.
(3) "Director" means the director of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation.
(4) "Disability" means a physical or mental condition which materially limits, contributes to limiting, or, if not corrected, will probably result in materially limiting an individual's activities or functioning.
(5) "Eligible individual" means an individual determined to be eligible to receive services under laws or rules governing eligibility for the program in question.
(6) "Hard of hearing" means an individual with a diagnosed auditory deficit ranging from mild to profound that results in functional limitations in one or more areas of daily living.
(7) "Independent living rehabilitation services" means goods and services reasonably necessary to enable an individual with a severe disability to maintain or increase functional independence.
(8) "Office" means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202.
(9) "Visually impaired" means an individual with a diagnosed impairment of visual function that if not corrected constitutes a material limitation to normal activities or functioning.
(10) "Vocational rehabilitation services" means goods and services reasonably necessary to enable an individual with a disability to obtain and retain employment.