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work group engaged systematically with multiple divisions to create materials
and motions which were shared at CEC conventions and with the CEC
Board. Another example is the work of the IDC to emphasize diversity and
equity across all units and divisions. Currently the group is engaged in survey
work and outreach to ensure that each component of the CEC has this focus
at the forefront of planning and publications. While at the IDC meeting, the
Chair asked me to provide an update on the Cogswell-Macy Act to the group.
Everyone was receptive to the spirit and intent of the Act, more importantly, I
was told that the Divisions want a stronger voice within the CEC to address
policy issues and to have influence on how we ensure that the needs of all
students with disabilities are represented, including those with low incidence
disabilities.
3. This is a big season for special education advocacy! If you
consume any form of media in the U.S. or Canada, you know that politics are
dominating every aspect of our lives these days. In the United States, it is
significant that the rare fields of visual impairment and deafblindness have
diverse constituents who have created a comprehensive special education
bill, the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act. This bipartisan bill HR
3535, which has been introduced in the House but not the Senate, is a
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