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

Katy Ritz
Janne Wilson
Ed Rich
Dee Dee (Dorothy) Ricks
Joanne Clark
Hannah Meisenberg
Michaela Meier
Melissa Ceria
Andrea Acevedo
Jessica Arnemann
Adam Leader
Edmond Jalbert
Alex Gendzier
Tom O’Connor
Cynthia Bambace
John Acree
Corey Bachman
Deborah Tucciarone
Carly Lillo
Barbara Drayer
Douglas Dalessandro
Piers Cardew
Michelle Frey
AnnMarie Berger
Addison DelliPaoli
Jennifer Popp
John Russell
Brian Ciampo
2,490 signatures

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  • Katy Ritz
    signed 2018-10-04 13:27:24 -0400
    Katy Ritz
  • Janne Wilson
    signed 2018-10-04 13:27:06 -0400
    Please fix this! We paid for private testing because the school failed to identify our son’s reading problems and then paid Windward to teach him how to read. Not everbody can afford intervention like this and it just isn’t fair.
  • Ed Rich
    signed 2018-10-04 13:24:59 -0400
  • Dee Dee (Dorothy) Ricks
    signed 2018-10-04 13:24:49 -0400
    My sons both struggle with processing disorders. They have attended some of the best private schools in Manhattan throughout their educational career. Despite many attempts to explain to these schools that my sons could not read, nothing was done by them to help. Fortunately, I have the means to be an advocate and voice for my children and we found The Windward School. Many others afflicted with learning disorders do not. We see this every day in my foundation. I can not urge you enough to screen at the kindergarten years. More often than not, when LDs go undetected, self esteem is destroyed leading to many issues currently plaguing our country.
  • Joanne Clark
    signed 2018-10-04 13:24:45 -0400
  • Hannah Meisenberg
    signed 2018-10-04 13:20:58 -0400
  • Michaela Meier
    signed 2018-10-04 13:18:33 -0400
  • Melissa Ceria
    signed 2018-10-04 13:18:05 -0400
  • Andrea Acevedo
    signed 2018-10-04 13:14:40 -0400
    My son was retained at the second grade. I removed him from public school. We are grateful he recieved the opportunity to attend The Windward School. Now he is a honor roll student athlete at a public New York City High School.
  • Jessica Arnemann
    signed 2018-10-04 13:14:40 -0400
    We need this change for our kids !!
  • Ex-Greenwich RTM member
    @GreenwichRTM tweeted link to this page. 2018-10-04 13:14:10 -0400
    Sign the petition: Petition - Dyslexia https://www.robertcarroll.nyc/dyslexia?recruiter_id=4908
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  • Adam Leader
    signed 2018-10-04 13:13:52 -0400
  • Edmond Jalbert
    signed 2018-10-04 13:11:21 -0400
  • Alex Gendzier
    signed 2018-10-04 13:11:04 -0400
  • Tom O’Connor
    signed 2018-10-04 13:07:56 -0400
    Mandatory screening for the good of the children
  • Cynthia Bambace
    signed 2018-10-04 13:05:48 -0400
  • John Acree
    signed 2018-10-04 13:05:41 -0400
    An easy way to help 20% of all children and save money too.
  • Corey Bachman
    signed 2018-10-04 13:03:33 -0400
  • Deborah Tucciarone
    signed 2018-10-04 13:02:37 -0400
  • Carly Lillo
    signed 2018-10-04 13:00:51 -0400
  • Barbara Drayer
    signed 2018-10-04 12:59:13 -0400
  • Charles Van Deventer
    @CharlesVanDeven tweeted link to this page. 2018-10-04 12:59:06 -0400
    Sign the petition: Petition - Dyslexia https://www.robertcarroll.nyc/dyslexia?recruiter_id=4893
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  • Douglas Dalessandro
    signed 2018-10-04 12:57:14 -0400
  • Piers Cardew
    signed 2018-10-04 12:56:07 -0400
  • Michelle Frey
    signed 2018-10-04 12:53:14 -0400
  • AnnMarie Berger
    signed 2018-10-04 12:50:35 -0400
  • Addison DelliPaoli
    signed 2018-10-04 12:48:54 -0400
  • Jennifer Popp
    signed 2018-10-04 12:47:57 -0400
    Jennifer G Popp
  • John Russell
    signed 2018-10-04 12:13:37 -0400
    John Russell As a former public school superintendent and as the current head of The Windward School, I am absolutely certain that this initiative will help all students become better readers, writers and spellers.
  • Brian Ciampo
    signed via 2018-10-04 12:12:28 -0400