(1) Benefits of this program shall be limited to blind students as defined in RCW 28B.10.210. So that eligibility may be determined in compliance with the provisions therein prescribed, the following evidence shall be required.

(a) Inability to read because of defective eyesight. An application for benefits under this program shall be supported by evidence of inability to read because of defective eyesight. Such evidence may be a report or letter from a physician skilled in treatment of the eye or a report or letter from the services for the blind (state department of social and health services).

(b) Domicile. The applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the council for postsecondary education and the postsecondary institution he or she attends that the requirement of domicile in the state of Washington has been met.

(c) Need for assistance. An application for benefits under this program shall be supported by evidence that the applicant does not have resources with which to totally finance his or her education. Applicants must supply information concerning their financial situation on the form specified by the council for postsecondary education.

(d) Admission to a postsecondary institution. The applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a student at a postsecondary institution within the state. An application for benefits under this program must be supported by a statement from the institution that the applicant has been admitted to that institution for purposes of pursuing a program of studies.