Help Kids with Special Needs Succeed in School
Every year, millions of children with disabilities or at risk of developmental delays enter school already behind other kids their age. Without early therapy and treatment, many will never catch up.
All kids deserve a chance to learn, build lifelong skills and achieve their dreams. But budget cuts threaten the ability for young children with special needs to get the right treatment when they need it -- before age five. With the number of children with special needs growing every year, we can't afford to lose funding for these crucial services.
We need federal support to identify these children with special needs and get them the right treatment and therapy early so that they have a greater chance of catching up to their peers.
Make sure every child starts school ready and able to learn. Tell Congress not to cut funding for services for kids with undiagnosed disabilities, and to increase disability resources in coming years.
Dear Congress Member,
Every year, we as a nation fail to identify 1.45 million children, all under the age of five, who have a disability or are at risk for developmental delay, and programs that diagnose and treat these children as early as possible are chronically underfunded.
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That's why I strongly oppose any cuts to funding for the Part C early intervention program of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Don't address our nation's deficit by robbing children of their chance to a strong start in life.
I also hope you will seek to grow funding for Part C by up to $100 million in the coming years. There is no better investment in our children.
