====== Vision Impaired Dance Sport ======

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===== 9 GENERAL RULES =====

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**9.1** All competitions for Vision Impaired athletes will be conducted under World Para Dance Sport 2026 Rules and Regulations.

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**9.2** All Vision Impaired athletes __must__ wear eye masks during competition.

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**9.3** Any athlete wishing to compete in Vision Impaired DanceSport events must have an **Eligible Impairment** and that Eligible Impairment must be __permanent__.

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**9.4** Upon first registration as an athlete with DanceSport Australia, the athlete must provide a Medical Diagnostics Form to confirm an underlying health condition and eligible impairment.

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**9.5** Paralympic Medical Diagnosis Form can be found here:\\
[[https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/180508150843738_2017_11+Medical+Diagnostic+Form+for+ALL+Athletes+with+Physical+Impairment_Athletics_0.pdf|Paralympic Medical Diagnostic Form (PDF)]]

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**9.6** Effective (**date to be confirmed**) all current competitors with an Athletes Registration will be required to upload the Medical Diagnostics Form once, unless their underlying health condition and eligible impairment changes.

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**9.7** Music will be played in accordance with the DanceSport Australia tempi at [[rules:conduct#r22|Rule 22 — Music Tempi]].

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===== 10 ELIGIBLE IMPAIRMENT TYPES =====

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**10.1 Vision Impairment**

Athletes with Vision Impairment have reduced, or no vision caused by damage to the eye structure, optical nerves or optical pathways, or visual cortex of the brain.

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**10.2 Examples of Health Conditions**

Retinitis Pigmentosa and Diabetic Retinopathy.

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**10.3 Minimum Impairment Criteria**
  * **(a)** The athlete must have at least one (1) of the following impairments:
    * **(i)** Impairment of the eye structure
    * **(ii)** Impairment of the optical nerve / optical pathways
    * **(iii)** Impairment of the visual cortex