Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act”.

References— Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

To better ensure delivery of high quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing through specialized instructional services and methodologies designed to meet their unique language, communication, and learning needs.

To better ensure delivery of high quality early intervention services to infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families through specialized services and methodologies designed to meet their unique language, communication, and other developmental needs.

To foster the proliferation of research supporting the development and evaluation of effective and innovative assessments and instructional methodologies consonant with the unique learning needs of students with visual disabilities.

To enhance accountability for the provision of such services.

To support the development of personnel serving students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing.