Blind Missourians praise the passage of the BRITE Act
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Kansas City, Missouri (August 8, 2022): Governor Parson recently signed into law SB681 which modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education. Included in this legislation is the BRITE (Blind Students’ Rights to Independence, Training, and Education) ACT which was originally introduced by Representative Brenda Shields as HB2150. The BRITE Act consolidates and clarifies the obligations of elementary and secondary schools in Missouri to provide instruction and services to each blind student and makes it clear that none of these services may be denied to a legally blind student simply because they may have some remaining vision.