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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="7-701" title_number="7" title_name="Individuals With Disabilities" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Blind” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a visual acuity not exceeding 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a visual field of which the widest diameter subtends an angle of not more than 20 degrees.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Deaf” means a permanent hearing loss:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>that necessitates the use of amplification devices to hear oral communication; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for which amplification devices are ineffective.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Disability” has the meaning stated in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12102.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Housing accommodations” means real property, or a portion of real property, that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>offered for compensation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, as the residence or lodging of at least one individual.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Mobility impaired” means an inability to carry objects or to move or travel without the use of an assistive device or service animal.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Service animal” means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>guiding individuals with impaired vision;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>alerting individuals with impaired hearing to an intruder or sounds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>providing minimal protection or rescue work;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>pulling a wheelchair;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>fetching dropped items; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>detecting the onset of a seizure.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Service animal trainer” means a person who trains or raises service animals for individuals with disabilities, whether the person is a professional or volunteer.</text>
  </level>
</section>
