{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"19153","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 19153","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 10. STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION [19000. - 19806.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-10"},{"name":"PART 2. REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES [19100. - 19806.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-10/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Definitions [19150. - 19154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-10/part-2/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 261, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The term, “blind person” means either a person who has not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction, or a person who has visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. Such blindness shall be certified by a licensed physician and surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eye or a licensed optometrist.</p>","text":"The term, “blind person” means either a person who has not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction, or a person who has visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. Such blindness shall be certified by a licensed physician and surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eye or a licensed optometrist.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/definitions-19153","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}