N.Y. Social Services Law § 393*2: Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or adoption proceedings

* § 393. Consideration of blindness during guardianship, custody or

adoption proceedings. 1. The department may not deny, decide or oppose a

petition or request for guardianship, custody or visitation under this

article solely on the basis that the petitioner, parent, guardian or

custodian is blind. The blindness of the petitioner, parent, guardian or

custodian shall be considered relevant only to the extent that the

blindness affects the best interests of the child whose guardianship,

custody or visitation is the subject of the petition.

2. The department shall not seek custody or guardianship of a child

solely because the child's parent, guardian or custodian is blind. The

blindness of the parent, guardian or custodian shall be considered

relevant only to the extent that the blindness affects the best

interests of the child whose guardianship, custody or visitation is the

subject of the petition.

3. As used in this section, "blind" or "blindness" means:

a. vision that is 20/200 or less in the best corrected eye; or

b. vision that subtends an angle of not greater than twenty degrees in

the best corrected eye.

* NB There are 2 § 393's