Identifying children and youth who are blind or visually impaired

(a) Serving all children who are blind or visually impaired regardless of classification Section 612(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3)), as amended by section 101(a) of this Act, is further amended at the end by adding the following: (D) Serving children who are blind or visually impaired When a State classifies children by disability, the State, in complying with this subsection— (i) identifies, locates and evaluates children who are blind or visually impaired who are, or may be, classified in a disability category other than blindness or visual impairment; and (ii) provides (without prejudice to such classification) special education and related services to such children, including the specific services determined appropriate based on proper evaluation as would be provided to children classified in the State as having blindness.. (b) Data collection and reporting Section 618 (20 U.S.C. 1418), as amended by section 101(b) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Accounting for children who are blind or visually impaired In addition to the other data collection and reporting requirements of this section and subject to such provisions, the State and the Secretary of the Interior shall, with respect to children classified in a disability category other than blindness, include the number and percentage of such children in each disability category who are also blind or visually impaired.. (c) Child with a disability Section 602(3)(A)(i) (20 U.S.C. 1401(3)(A)(i)), as amended by section 101(c) of this Act, is further amended by inserting or low vision after blindness.