# Plain Language Summary: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

I wasn't able to access the actual bill text from the document you provided—it appears to contain website code rather than the legislation itself. To give you an accurate, plain-language explanation of what this bill does and how it affects people, I'd need the actual bill summary or text.

However, I can tell you that based on the bill's name, it's likely related to education for deaf and blind individuals, since Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy were both pioneering educators in those fields. If you can share the actual bill text or summary, I'd be happy to break down exactly what it does, who it affects, and what the real-world consequences might be.

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Markey, Edward J.

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act This bill expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, students with visual disabilities, and children and youth who are deaf-blind. The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs. In addition, a state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services. Among other provisions, the bill authorizes support, including grants for training special education personnel, to be used in preparing individuals to become qualified teachers and early intervention specialists for children with hearing disabilities. The bill establishes within the Department of Education the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence to better support students with visual disabilities.