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

Ellen Fawer
Cheryl Bolden
Brian O'connor
Jill Graham
Melissa Fawer
Melissa Strauss
Marc Limotte
Amy Tanaka
Paulina Bemporad
Elizabeth Helbraun
Sarah Anderson Margolies
Danielle Iredale
Jennifer Limotte
Jo-Ann Kalb
Andrew Fawer
Martin Fawer
Blair Roth
Lynn Mestel
Denise Decker
Rob matzkin
Lisa Wildman
Andrew Kurzweil
Chandra Thomas
Sandra Caruso
Haia Saadi
Richard Meisenberg
Joseph Wasserman
Emily Klotz
Erica Drew
Adele DeAngelo
2,503 signatures

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  • Ellen Fawer
    signed 2018-10-07 16:27:37 -0400
  • Cheryl Bolden
    signed 2018-10-07 16:17:40 -0400
  • Brian O'connor
    signed 2018-10-07 15:55:08 -0400
  • Jill Graham
    signed 2018-10-07 15:50:32 -0400
    Jill Graham
  • Melissa Fawer
    signed 2018-10-07 15:39:22 -0400
  • Melissa Strauss
    signed 2018-10-07 14:43:18 -0400
  • Marc Limotte
    signed 2018-10-07 14:17:37 -0400
    Marc Limotte
  • Amy Tanaka
    signed 2018-10-07 13:49:52 -0400
  • Paulina Bemporad
    signed 2018-10-07 13:13:47 -0400
  • Elizabeth Helbraun
    signed 2018-10-07 12:51:47 -0400
  • Sarah Anderson Margolies
    signed 2018-10-07 12:48:56 -0400
  • Danielle Iredale
    signed 2018-10-07 12:47:39 -0400
  • Jennifer Limotte
    signed 2018-10-07 12:09:58 -0400
    This requires teachers and educators who understand the problem, key to this is education of the providers. Without JoAnn Kalb we would have been lost, in a district 75 school, they were unable to identify my son with Dyslexia, insisted he could read and did not provide remediation despite a private Neuropsych and IEP. The legislation needs to go beyond screening.
  • Jo-Ann Kalb
    signed 2018-10-07 12:05:36 -0400
    This is critically important…but as important is providing the appropriate remediation once students have been identified.
  • Andrew Fawer
    signed 2018-10-07 11:40:25 -0400
  • Martin Fawer
    signed 2018-10-07 11:32:25 -0400
  • Blair Roth
    signed 2018-10-07 10:51:47 -0400
  • Lynn Mestel
    signed 2018-10-07 10:36:01 -0400
  • Denise Decker
    signed 2018-10-07 08:03:55 -0400
  • Rob matzkin
    signed 2018-10-07 04:12:24 -0400
  • Lisa Wildman
    signed 2018-10-07 02:11:43 -0400
    Lisa Wildman
  • Andrew Kurzweil
    signed 2018-10-06 22:18:02 -0400
  • Chandra Thomas
    signed 2018-10-06 21:50:18 -0400
  • Sandra Caruso
    signed 2018-10-06 20:08:02 -0400
  • Haia Saadi
    signed 2018-10-06 20:05:43 -0400
  • Richard Meisenberg
    signed via 2018-10-06 18:20:02 -0400
  • Joseph Wasserman
    signed 2018-10-06 17:51:47 -0400
  • Emily Klotz
    signed 2018-10-06 17:45:13 -0400
  • Erica Drew
    signed 2018-10-06 16:37:57 -0400
  • Adele DeAngelo
    signed 2018-10-06 16:22:24 -0400