{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-161.051","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 161.051","heading":"Braille requirements for teacher certification of blind and visually","body":"impaired students.\nTeachers seeking to be certified in the education of blind and visually impaired students\nshall be required, prior to certification, to demonstrate competence in r eading and writing\nbraille, and in the use of appropriate instructional methods for teaching braille by use of\nthe braille writer, the slate and stylus, and through the use of computer devices commonly\nused in the elementary and secondary instruction of bl ind students. Any teacher who\nteaches a blind student braille, or monitors a student's braille usage, shall demonstrate\ncompetence in braille. The Education Professional Standards Board shall promulgate\nadministrative regulations to assess such competency which shall be consistent with the\nguidelines for braille instructors as adopted by the National Library Services for the Blind\nand Physically Handicapped.","path":["KRS Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3840","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:09Z","sha256":"516f0e21d0339df63acd0a9108226ab0f5b479fa8960a99ffa6bac6303930349","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-161.050","next":"us-ky/krs-161.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}