Sec. 211. Center establishment and mission
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There is established within the Department of Education a national program named the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence (referred to in this subtitle as the Anne Sullivan Macy Center ), which shall carry out the activities described in section 213 in furtherance of the mission described in subsection (b). The mission of the program established in subsection
(a)is to better support students with visual disabilities receiving special education and related services to learn effectively and live productively and independently through— development and dissemination of curricula, courses, materials, and methods supporting the continuing education of personnel qualified under State law to serve as teachers of students with visual impairments and related services personnel serving such children; support for the establishment of new programs within institutions of higher education to prepare teachers of students with visual impairments to serve students with visual disabilities who also have additional disabilities; modeling local, regional, and national enrichment projects open to students with visual disabilities that are intended to supplement State educational agency and local educational agency provision of specialized instruction and services meeting such students’ unique learning needs; and research identifying, developing, and evaluating valid assessments and effective interventions measuring and addressing the unique needs of students with visual disabilities, including need for instruction and services which may be needed by students without disabilities or with other disabilities but which must be specifically designed, modified, or delivered to meet the unique learning needs of students with visual disabilities. At a minimum, such instruction and services include communication and productivity (including braille instruction, and assistive technology proficiency inclusive of low vision devices), self sufficiency and interaction (including orientation and mobility, self-determination, sensory efficiency, socialization, recreation and fitness, and independent living skills), and age appropriate career education.