Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-10 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 6A-10.041 - Substitution for Requirements for Eligible Students with Disabilities at Florida Colleges and Postsecondary Career Centers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each district board of trustees within
				the Florida College System and each district school board which operates
				district postsecondary technical career centers under Section
				1001.44, F.S., and charter
				technical career centers under Section
				1002.34, F.S., shall develop and
				implement policies and procedures for providing reasonable substitution for
				eligible students as required by Sections
				1007.264 and
				1007.265, F.S. In determining
				whether to grant a substitution, documentation to substantiate that the
				disability can be reasonably expected to prevent the individual from meeting
				requirements for admission to the institution, admission to a program of study,
				entry to upper division, or graduation shall be provided. In determining
				whether to grant a substitution, a college may consider pertinent educational
				records. For purposes of this rule, the following definitions shall apply.
(a) Deaf/Hard of Hearing. A hearing loss of
				thirty (30) decibels or greater, pure tone average of 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000
				(Hz), unaided, in the better ear. Examples include, but are not limited to,
				conductive hearing impairment or deafness, sensorineural hearing impairment or
				deafness, and high or low tone hearing loss or deafness, and acoustic trauma
				hearing loss or deafness.
(b)
				Visual Impairment. Disorders in the structure and function of the eye as
				manifested by at least one of the following: visual acuity of 20/70 or less in
				the better eye after the best possible correction, a peripheral field so
				constricted that it affects one's ability to function in an educational
				setting, or a progressive loss of vision which may affect one's ability to
				function in an educational setting. Examples include, but are not limited to,
				cataracts, glaucoma, nystagmus, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa, and
				strabismus.
(c) Specific Learning
				Disability. A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological or
				neurological processes involved in understanding or in using spoken or written
				language. Disorders may be manifested in listening, thinking, reading, writing,
				spelling, or performing arithmetic calculations. Examples include dyslexia,
				developmental aphasia, dysgraphia, dysphasia, dyscalculia, and other specific
				learning disabilities in the basic psychological or neurological
				processes.
(d) Orthopedic
				Impairment. A disorder of the musculoskeletal, connective tissue disorders, and
				neuromuscular system. Examples include but are not limited to cerebral palsy,
				absence of some body member, clubfoot, nerve damage to the hand and arm,
				cardiovascular aneurysm (CVA), head injury and spinal cord injury, arthritis
				and rheumatism, epilepsy, intracranial hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis
				(stroke), poliomyelitis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, congenital
				malformation of brain cellular tissue, and physical disorders pertaining to
				muscles and nerves, usually as a result of disease or birth defect, including
				but not limited to muscular dystrophy and congenital muscle
				disorders.
(e) Speech/Language
				Impairment. Disorders of language, articulation, fluency, or voice which
				interfere with communication, pre-academic or academic learning, vocational
				training, or social adjustment. Examples include, but are not limited to, cleft
				lip and/or palate with speech impairment, stammering, stuttering, laryngectomy,
				and aphasia.
(f) Emotional or
				Behavioral Disability. Any mental or psychological disorder including but not
				limited to organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, or attention
				deficit disorders.
(g) Autism
				Spectrum Disorder. Disorders characterized by an uneven developmental profile
				and a pattern of qualitative impairments in social interaction, communication,
				and the presence of restricted repetitive, and/or stereotyped patterns of
				behavior, interests, or activities. These characteristics may manifest in a
				variety of combinations and range from mild to severe.
(h) Traumatic Brain Injury. An injury to the
				brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature but caused by an external
				force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness, which
				results in impairment of cognitive ability and/or physical
				functioning.
(i) Intellectual
				Disability. A disorder significantly below average general intellectual and
				adaptive functioning manifested during the developmental period, with
				significant delays in academic skills. Developmental period refers to birth to
				eighteen (18) years of age.
(j)
				Other Health Impairment. Any disability not identified in paragraphs (1)(a)
				through (i) of this rule, where due to the identified disability, completion of
				this requirement is deemed impossible by a disability
				professional.