{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-903","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-903","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purpose of this chapter:\n\n(1)\nThe term “blind person” means, and the term “blind” refers to, a person who:\n(A)\nIs totally blind;\n(B)\nHas impaired vision of not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye and for whom vision cannot be improved to better than 20/200; or\n(C)\nWho has loss of vision due wholly or in part to impairment of field vision or to other factors which affect the usefulness of vision to a like degree.\n\n(2)\nThe term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent.\n\n(3)\nThe term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 9. Register of Blind Persons."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-903","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"73fdb6acbef9c2f7b20f836adca4b541c4f15d7800edf11dcce9cea75818ac91","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-902","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}