impairments (including deafness), speech and inserting who is deaf or hard of hearing, or with speech . 102. State plans Section 612 ( 20 U.S.C. 1412 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Addendum concerning students who are deaf or hard of hearing (1) In general Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c), a State shall not be considered in compliance with this section unless, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act , the State files with the Secretary a written addendum to the plan required by this section describing how the State ensures that— (A) children who are deaf or hard of hearing (regardless of the State’s use of disability categories or the extent to which deaf or hard of hearing children may be classified in disability categories other than hearing impairment or deafness) are evaluated by qualified professionals, using valid and reliable assessments, for such children’s need for instruction and services meeting their unique language and communication, literacy, academic, social and related learning needs, including instruction which may be needed by children without disabilities or with other disabilities but which must be specifically designed, modified, or delivered to meet the unique language and communication and academic and related learning needs of children who are deaf or hard of hearing