H.R. 9196

Helen Keller Education Act

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

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I General Provisions

II Improving the Effectiveness of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Who Are Deafblind and Their Families

Sec. 201. Content of plan

Section 636(d) (20 U.S.C. 1436(d)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end;

(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

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(9) in the case of an infant or toddler who is deafblind, a statement of the ongoing language and communication assessment that will be provided to the child, language and communication development goals commensurate with the child’s cognitive abilities, the language and communication access that will be provided, including ongoing opportunities for direct language learning and communication access to peers, early intervention service providers, and other professional personnel trained in the child’s preferred mode of communication, and the support and instruction that will be provided to families to learn and support the child’s language and communication mode and the child’s full range of needs.

III National Activities To Improve the Education of Children With Disabilities