Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1140k Definition of Student with a Print Disability
Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER VII — GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS › Part D — Programs To Provide Students With Disabilities With a Quality Higher Education › subpart 3 — commission on accessible materials; programs to support improved access to materials › § 1140k
Summary
Defines a print‑disabled student as someone who cannot access regular printed materials; includes 17 U.S.C. 121(d)(2).
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Title 20, §1140k
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In this subpart, the term “student with a print disability” means a student with a disability who experiences barriers to accessing instructional material in nonspecialized formats, including an individual described in section 121(d)(2) of title 17.
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section 121(d) of title 17, referred to in text, was amended by Pub. L. 115–261, § 2(a)(1)(D), Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3667, and no longer defines blind or other persons with disabilities. However, section 121(d) of title 17, as amended, does define “eligible person” to include blind persons, persons with visual impairment or perceptual or reading disability, and persons with other physical disabilities that inhibit reading skills.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 771 of Pub. L. 89–329 was renumbered section 781, and is classified to section 1141 of this title. Another prior section 771 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1132h of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–325. Another prior section 771 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1132d–11 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374.
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20 U.S.C. § 1140k
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102