Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

This bill expands special education services for children and youth who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind. It requires states to do a better job of identifying and evaluating these children so they can get the right services, and it says that if a state closes a specialized school for blind or deaf children, the state's funding for special education will be reduced. The bill also provides support, including grants, to train more qualified teachers and specialists for these children. Finally, it creates a new center within the Department of Education to better support students with visual disabilities who receive special education services.

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