Don't Let Kids With Special Needs Fall Behind
- por: Easter Seals
- destinatário: U.S. House of Representatives
Millions of children will be sent to school this year without something more essential than books, paper or pencils: Help for their special needs. Deprived of therapies and treatment they need to learn and play with other children their age, many children with disabilities can feel lost and alone in class, are unable to make friends and quickly fall behind.
The fate of programs that can save our nation's most vulnerable children from falling behind rests in the hands of the newly-named Super Committee. They're charged with cutting another $1.5 trillion from the federal budget, and funding for critical services for kids with special needs is on the chopping block.
There are 1.5 million children with undiagnosed disabilities returning to school this month. There's still time to get them the help they need.
Tell your Representatives that funding for critical therapies and services for young kids with special needs is off limits.
Dear member,
The Super Committee is faced with the difficult task of cutting more spending from the federal budget. As a supporter of Easter Seals, I want you to know how important federal funding is to millions of children and families living with disabilities. This funding provides diagnosis and treatment for young children with disabilities who may never catch up in school and succeed in life without these services. In addition, early intervention makes good fiscal sense. Getting children the support they need now will help avoid more costly interventions later.
All kids deserve to achieve their dreams. Whether you are on the Super Committee of not, I urge you not to eliminate funding for these life-changing programs.
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