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

Randi Stone
Lauren Bernstein
Karen Lake
Kate Loewengart
Lora Greene
Anne Cunningham
Laurie Mandell
Gila Kaminsky
Naomi Barber
Tom Cleveland
Rebecca Barber
Barbara Cleveland
Christine Baker
Elissa Johnson
Beatrice Hallac
sharon elghanayan
Fiona Mckeever
Lindsay Condron
faye rimalovski
Daniel Perry
Rebecca Kong
Seena Cushman
Lisa Schneider
paula katz
Jennifer Winters
jill pallad
Gerald Miceli
Angela Persico
Melanie Melillo
laurie findeisen
2,502 signatures

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  • Randi Stone
    signed 2018-10-09 16:55:55 -0400
    Screening for dyslexia would be a game changer for so many kids, as would adding multi-sensory phonics to all classrooms!
  • Lauren Bernstein
    signed 2018-10-09 16:49:16 -0400
    Every child has a right to a quality education!!!
  • Karen Lake
    signed 2018-10-09 16:44:26 -0400
  • Kate Loewengart
    signed 2018-10-09 16:32:39 -0400
    Kate Loewengart
  • Lora Greene
    signed 2018-10-09 16:26:52 -0400
  • Anne Cunningham
    signed 2018-10-09 16:26:14 -0400
    The way that dyslexic children suffer in public schools is atrocious and unnecessary. Please screen children in kindergarten and teach dyslexic children with a multi-sensory approach. Think of the potential that is never tapped because dyslexic children don’t get the intervention they need. We all loose.
  • Laurie Mandell
    signed 2018-10-09 16:20:21 -0400
  • Gila Kaminsky
    signed 2018-10-09 16:06:05 -0400
  • Naomi Barber
    signed 2018-10-09 15:50:50 -0400
    Grandson with dyslexia diagnosed in time to place in educational programs to facilitate his learning to read .-
  • Tom Cleveland
    signed via 2018-10-09 15:50:08 -0400
    It is extremely important that we get an early handle on learning disabilities or, as I prefer to describe them, learning in non-traditional ways as soon as possible.
  • Rebecca Barber
    signed 2018-10-09 15:38:17 -0400
  • Barbara Cleveland
    signed via 2018-10-09 15:29:48 -0400
  • Christine Baker
    signed 2018-10-09 15:26:08 -0400
  • Elissa Johnson
    signed 2018-10-09 15:23:52 -0400
  • Beatrice Hallac
    signed 2018-10-09 15:14:55 -0400
  • sharon elghanayan
    signed 2018-10-09 15:08:53 -0400
  • Fiona Mckeever
    signed 2018-10-09 15:01:58 -0400
  • Lindsay Condron
    signed 2018-10-09 15:01:20 -0400
  • faye rimalovski
    signed 2018-10-09 14:59:25 -0400
  • Daniel Perry
    signed 2018-10-09 14:47:09 -0400
  • Rebecca Kong
    signed 2018-10-09 14:24:33 -0400
    Rebecca Kong
  • Seena Cushman
    signed 2018-10-09 14:15:51 -0400
    Hats off. We do not have a knowledge gap… we have an action gap!!! Act!!!
  • Lisa Schneider
    signed 2018-10-09 14:12:19 -0400
  • paula katz
    signed via 2018-10-09 14:06:11 -0400
  • Jennifer Winters
    signed 2018-10-09 14:01:44 -0400
  • jill pallad
    signed 2018-10-09 14:00:51 -0400
  • Gerald Miceli
    signed 2018-10-09 13:51:29 -0400
    Gerald Miceli
  • Angela Persico
    signed 2018-10-09 13:48:22 -0400
  • Melanie Melillo
    signed 2018-10-09 13:47:21 -0400
  • laurie findeisen
    signed 2018-10-09 13:45:34 -0400