Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 730 - ILLINOIS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION/COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND DEAFBLIND › Subpart A - ELIGIBILITY › Section 730.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purpose of this Part, the following terms shall have
				  the following meaning:
Blind - describes a person whose central visual acuity does
				  not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual
				  acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision
				  in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle
				  of no greater than 20 degrees.
Competitive Integrated Employment - work that is performed on
				  a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment) and for which the
				  customer is compensated with customary wage and level of benefits, but not less
				  than the applicable minimum wage and:
is not paid less than customary rate paid by the employer for
				  the same or similar work performed by other employees who are not individuals
				  with disabilities in similar occupations;
in the case of an individual who is self-employed, yields an
				  income that is comparable to the income received by other individuals who are
				  not individuals with disabilities and who are self-employed in similar
				  tasks;
is eligible for the same level of benefits provided to other
				  employees;
is in a location in the community where the individual with a
				  disability interacts with individuals who are not individuals with
				  disabilities; and
presents, as appropriate, opportunities for advancement that
				  are similar to those for other employees who are not individuals with
				  disabilities with similar positions.
Customer - a person who has applied for, been referred for,
				  is receiving, or has received any DHS-DRS services, including a student at a
				  DHS-DRS school.
DeafBlind - describes a person who has a central visual
				  acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses, or a field
				  defect such that the peripheral diameter of visual field subtends an angular
				  distance no greater than 20 degrees, or a progressive visual loss having a
				  prognosis leading to one or both these conditions and:
has a chronic hearing impairment so severe that most speech
				  cannot be understood with optimum amplification, or a progressive hearing loss
				  having a prognosis leading to this condition; and
for whom the combination of these chronic impairments cause
				  extreme difficulty in attaining independence in daily life activities,
				  achieving psychosocial adjustment, and obtaining a vocation.
Department or DHS - the Illinois Department of Human
				  Services.
DHS-DRS - the Illinois Department of Human Services-Division
				  of Rehabilitation Services.
DHS-DRS VR or VR - the Illinois Department of Human
				  Services-Division of Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation
				  Program.
ICRE-Wood - the facility operated by DHS which provides
				  comprehensive services to enhance independent daily living skills, job
				  retention skills, and pre-vocational skills to individuals who are blind,
				  visually impaired or deafblind.
Visually Impaired - describes a person whose central visual
				  acuity is:
20/60 or less in the better eye with best correction;
				  or
better than 20/60 in the better eye with best correction, but
				  has a limitation in the visual fields of 20 degrees or less.