Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§1684 Blindness or visual impairment; prohibition against discrimination
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR BLINDNESS › § 1684
Summary
Federal-funded education programs must not refuse admission to people who are blind or severely visually impaired, but they are not required to provide special services.
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §1684
Education — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No person in the United States shall, on the ground of blindness or severely impaired vision, be denied admission in any course of study by a recipient of Federal financial assistance for any education program or activity, but nothing herein shall be construed to require any such institution to provide any special services to such person because of his blindness or visual impairment.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1684
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73