If your visual acuity is better than 20/200 when corrected but rises to the level of impairing your ability to equally attend school and/or work—again you should click on the above reverenced NYSEDVESID link and seek their assistance. However, if your visual acuity is less than 20/200 when corrected, you become eligible for services available to people who are legally blind. In that event; click on the link at the end of this sentence to visit the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped’s Website http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/cbvh/

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