Legislation to provide improved education for students with vision and hearing disabilities
Americas Feb 17, 2014
WASHINGTON: The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced the introduction of H.R. 4040—the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act, the most comprehensive education legislation for students with vision or hearing disabilities to date.
“Right now, our schools are not prepared to help children who are vision disabilities or hearing disabilities develop to their fullest potential, and we are determined to change that,” said Paul Schroeder, vice president of programs and policy at AFB. “H.R. 4040 would provide vital resources and establish requirements to help students with vision and hearing disabilities excel in the classroom, at home, and in their communities.”
The legislation would ensure:
- Every child who is deaf and every child who is blind, regardless of whether they have additional disabilities, will be properly counted and served
- Each of a child’s unique learning needs will be properly evaluated
- States will engage in strategic planning to be sure that they can in fact meet each child’s specialized needs
- The U.S. Department of Education will do its part to hold states and schools accountable
- Students who are deaf will be served by qualified personnel
- Students who are blind will receive state-of-the-art services and skills supported through a new major national collaborative initiative addressing their unique learning needs
Read the full article at Global Accessibility News
(http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2014/02/17/legislation-to-provide-improved-education-for-students-with-vision-and-hearing-disabilities/)
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