Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-293-38 - Register of blind
The following information is used in maintaining a registry of blind persons in the state:
(1)
Name: Register of Blind Persons.
(2) Type of System: both automated and
manual.
(3) Purpose: to allow the
board to meet the requirements of Sections
10-208
and
10-305
of CGS to prepare and maintain a registry of blind in the state including cause
of blindness and capacity for education and industrial training.
(4) Source of Data: routine sources of
information are the blind or visually impaired person, physicians,
optometrists, educational institutions and other state agencies such as the
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
(5) Legal Authority: Sections
10-298
and
10-305
of CGS.
(6) Categories of Personal
Data:
(A) medical including diagnosis, cause
of blindness and prognosis;
(B)
educational including grade level, performance level and potential for
learning; and
(C) vocational
including work history, vocational capacities and interests.
(7) Categories of other Data:
blind person's name, address, birth date and telephone number.
(8) Category of Person: a register is
maintained of all persons in the state who are reported to the board as being
blind and may include persons who are reported as being seriously visually
impaired and liable to become blind.
(9) Use of Information: information in the
Register of Blind Persons is used by persons identified in Section
10-293-50(a)
(3) of these regulations to:
(A) assist the
board to work with other agencies;
(B) take measures to prevent
blindness;
(C) develop resources to
meet the educational, vocational, social and economic needs of blind
persons;
(D) plan programs of
training;
(E) determine the future
need for resources; and
(F) to plan
and prepare budget to meet the educational and vocational needs of blind
persons.
(10) Retention
Schedule: the Register of Blind Persons is retained for five (5)
years.
Notes
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