Section 1 Short title; references; definition; table of contents
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Helen Keller Education 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.).
Definition— For purposes of this Act, the term “deafblind”, when applied to an individual, means the individual has concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which—
prevents access to information;
causes severe communication challenges;
interferes with social and emotional well-being; and
impacts other developmental areas in a manner that adversely affect a child’s educational performance (including children who are deafblind with additional disabilities).
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows: