Sign the Petition to Support the Dyslexia Diagnosis Access Act!

Let Governor Hochul know you support the Dyslexia Diagnosis Access Act!

My bill, the Dyslexia Diagnosis Act (A.2898/S.5481) passed both houses this legislative session and now will go to the Governor for her signature. 

The bill mandates that private health insurance policies pay for neuropsychological exams for the purpose of diagnosing dyslexia. It is the first of its kind in the nation! The cost of these exams (between $6,000 - $10,000) are one of the major barriers to children getting a positive identification of the nature of their learning disability and therefore the services they need.  By making such evaluations affordable, this legislation will change the lives of thousands of children and their families across New York State.

Who's signing

Christiania Cobean
Deborah McCavitt
Rabil Amir
charles wolfson
Michael Wolfson
Cynthia Lefkowicz
Claudia DeMegret
eric silverman
Shellee Colen
Eileen Walls
Rosita Delgado
Warren Miner
Maureen Rice
James Lopez
Diana Delgado
Eleanor Ashford
Janis Santiago
Cheryl Pasternack
Rana Beydoun
Janet Barad
Jaclyn Wolff
Florence Lee
Michael Foster
Dori Dietz Blitz
Barbara O'Connor
Rosemarie Lussier
Philip Mante
Paul Mante
Catherine Wallach
Matthew Stern
2,503 signatures

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  • Christiania Cobean
    signed 2018-11-07 14:22:29 -0500
  • Deborah McCavitt
    signed 2018-11-06 14:00:29 -0500
  • Rabil Amir
    signed 2018-11-06 13:05:20 -0500
  • charles wolfson
    signed 2018-11-06 12:55:53 -0500
  • Michael Wolfson
    signed 2018-11-06 08:48:28 -0500
    Michael Wolfson
  • Cynthia Lefkowicz
    signed 2018-11-06 02:00:00 -0500
    When I was a child few educators even recognized or understood dyslexia. If I had been identified and helped when I was very young, my whole academic career would have been so much easier and certainly not the humiliating horror it was throughout grade school. That young students might now have that advantage and be given help to deal with dyslexia warms my heart to no end!
  • Claudia DeMegret
    signed 2018-11-05 18:50:48 -0500
  • eric silverman
    signed via 2018-11-05 10:03:48 -0500
  • Shellee Colen
    signed 2018-11-05 01:48:24 -0500
  • Eileen Walls
    signed 2018-11-04 12:35:21 -0500
    Eileen Walls
  • Rosita Delgado
    signed 2018-11-04 09:54:27 -0500
  • Warren Miner
    signed 2018-11-04 09:37:30 -0500
  • Maureen Rice
    signed 2018-11-04 09:30:18 -0500
  • James Lopez
    signed 2018-11-04 08:09:27 -0500
  • Diana Delgado
    signed 2018-11-04 08:06:06 -0500
  • Eleanor Ashford
    signed via 2018-11-03 14:23:30 -0400
  • Janis Santiago
    signed 2018-11-03 11:54:06 -0400
  • Cheryl Pasternack
    signed 2018-11-03 09:58:55 -0400
  • Rana Beydoun
    signed 2018-11-03 00:43:56 -0400
  • Janet Barad
    signed 2018-11-02 22:49:37 -0400
    Janet Barad
  • Jaclyn Wolff
    signed 2018-11-02 22:00:53 -0400
  • Florence Lee
    signed 2018-11-02 21:00:52 -0400
  • Michael Foster
    signed 2018-11-02 20:38:38 -0400
    Michael Foster
  • Dori Dietz Blitz
    signed 2018-11-02 20:28:35 -0400
    I agree with this 100%. Thanks for thinking about education.
  • Barbara O'Connor
    signed 2018-11-02 20:01:20 -0400
  • Rosemarie Lussier
    signed 2018-11-02 19:48:05 -0400
  • Philip Mante
    signed via 2018-11-02 19:26:04 -0400
  • Paul Mante
    signed via 2018-11-02 19:24:59 -0400
  • Catherine Wallach
    signed 2018-11-02 17:37:25 -0400
    My brother’s reading difficulties went undiagnosed for many years and the shame and confusion of those years has had a lasting effect on his life into adulthood. If he hadn’t been made to feel stupid or like a failure for not keeping up with his classmates, who knows what his life would be like now. Learning disabilities are real and must be diagnosed and accomodated in our schools!
  • Matthew Stern
    signed 2018-11-02 16:48:03 -0400