{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-6-1","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-6-1","body":"As used in this article, “ blind ,” “ totally blind ,” “ visually handicapped ,” and “ partially blind ” mean having central visual acuity not to exceed 20/200 in the better eye, with corrected lenses as measured by the Snellen test, or having visual acuity greater than 20/200, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle not greater than twenty (20) degrees.\n\nAs used in this article, “ deaf person ” means a person who cannot readily understand spoken language through hearing alone with or without a hearing aid, and who may also have a speech defect which renders his speech unintelligible to most people with normal hearing.","path":["MS Code","Title 43"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"0b9e32383bff0b2d2069c8240b4cf91ad749ac30e9f377abe9c284d0d87bb89d","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-5-8","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-6-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}