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    Eligibility Criteria

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    Eligibility Criteria

    General eligibility requirements:

    • Totally Blind (no light perception)
    • Legally Blind (20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correction; or a field restriction limited to 20 degrees or less)
    • Severely Visually Impaired (20/70 to 20/200 visual acuity in better eye with correction)

    Eligibility varies for some programs. Please contact DVI if you need further information about the following:

    • Business Enterprise Program – participants must meet the criteria in numbers 1 or 2 above.
    • Education Program – eligibility for children (birth through high school completion) can be found in 14 DE Admin. Code 925.6.17.