20 USC § 1684 - Blindness or visual impairment; prohibition against discrimination

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1684"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1684 - Blindness or visual impairment; prohibition against discrimination"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1684"
section_name: "Blindness or visual impairment; prohibition against discrimination"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR BLINDNESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, § 904, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 375.)"
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# § 1684. Blindness or visual impairment; prohibition against discrimination

No person in the United States shall, on the ground of blindness or severely impaired vision, be denied admission in any course of study by a recipient of Federal financial assistance for any education program or activity, but nothing herein shall be construed to require any such institution to provide any special services to such person because of his blindness or visual impairment.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, § 904, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 375.)