KRS 161.051: Braille requirements for teacher certification of blind and visually

impaired students.

Teachers seeking to be certified in the education of blind and visually impaired students

shall be required, prior to certification, to demonstrate competence in r eading and writing

braille, and in the use of appropriate instructional methods for teaching braille by use of

the braille writer, the slate and stylus, and through the use of computer devices commonly

used in the elementary and secondary instruction of bl ind students. Any teacher who

teaches a blind student braille, or monitors a student's braille usage, shall demonstrate

competence in braille. The Education Professional Standards Board shall promulgate

administrative regulations to assess such competency which shall be consistent with the

guidelines for braille instructors as adopted by the National Library Services for the Blind

and Physically Handicapped.