S 2681
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
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The Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act aims to improve special education services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, visually impaired, or deaf-blind. It mandates individualized education programs with specific components, establishes a center at the Department of Education focused on visual disability education, and addresses the closure of special schools by reducing state funding. The bill also focuses on early intervention services and promotes personnel development to better support these students’ unique learning needs.
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