Sec. 90.38  Physically handicapped.

    (a) Eligibility. (1) Any person having a hearing deficiency such 
that average hearing threshold levels are 90 dB above ANSI (American 
National Standards Institute) 1969 or ISO (International Standards 
Organization) 1964 levels and such other persons who submit medical 
certification of similar hearing deficiency.
    (2) Any person having visual acuity corrected to no better than 20/
200 in the better eye or having a field of vision of less than 20 
degrees.
    (3) Any person, who, through loss of limbs or motor function, is 
confined to a wheelchair, or is nonambulatory.
    (4) Any person actively awaiting an organ transplant.
    (5) Parents or guardians of persons under 18 years eligible under 
(1), (2), (3), or institutions devoted to the care or training of those 
persons.
    (b) Special eligibility showing. The initial application from a 
person claiming eligibility under paragraph (a) shall be accompanied by 
a statement from a physician attesting to the condition of the applicant 
or the applicant's child (or ward in case of guardianship).
[ 46 FR 15276 , Mar. 5, 1981, as amended at  57 FR 45751 , Oct. 5, 1992]