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161.051 Braille requirements for teacher certification of blind and visually impaired students. Teachers seeking to be certified in the education of blind and visually impaired students <br>shall be required, prior to certification, to demonstrate competence in reading and writing <br>braille, and in the use of appropriate instructional methods for teaching braille by use of <br>the braille writer, the slate and stylus, and through the use of computer devices commonly <br>used in the elementary and secondary instruction of blind students. Any teacher who <br>teaches a blind student braille, or monitors a student's braille usage, shall demonstrate <br>competence in braille. The Education Professional Standards Board shall promulgate <br>administrative regulations to assess such competency which shall be consistent with the <br>guidelines for braille instructors as adopted by the National Library Services for the Blind <br>and Physically Handicapped. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992.

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161.051 Braille requirements for teacher certification of blind and visually impaired students. Teachers seeking to be certified in the education of blind and visually impaired students <br>shall be required, prior to certification, to demonstrate competence in reading and writing <br>braille, and in the use of appropriate instructional methods for teaching braille by use of <br>the braille writer, the slate and stylus, and through the use of computer devices commonly <br>used in the elementary and secondary instruction of blind students. Any teacher who <br>teaches a blind student braille, or monitors a student's braille usage, shall demonstrate <br>competence in braille. The Education Professional Standards Board shall promulgate <br>administrative regulations to assess such competency which shall be consistent with the <br>guidelines for braille instructors as adopted by the National Library Services for the Blind <br>and Physically Handicapped. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992.

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Statutes > Kentucky > 161-00 > 051

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161.051 Braille requirements for teacher certification of blind and visually impaired students. Teachers seeking to be certified in the education of blind and visually impaired students <br>shall be required, prior to certification, to demonstrate competence in reading and writing <br>braille, and in the use of appropriate instructional methods for teaching braille by use of <br>the braille writer, the slate and stylus, and through the use of computer devices commonly <br>used in the elementary and secondary instruction of blind students. Any teacher who <br>teaches a blind student braille, or monitors a student's braille usage, shall demonstrate <br>competence in braille. The Education Professional Standards Board shall promulgate <br>administrative regulations to assess such competency which shall be consistent with the <br>guidelines for braille instructors as adopted by the National Library Services for the Blind <br>and Physically Handicapped. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992.