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The Senate Will Vote on S.2607
Contact your State Senator and tell 
Them the new Bill Number.
Thank them for taking action and 
​urge them to vote YES!


The Senate Ways & Means
Moved the Senate Dyslexia Screening bill forward! July 16th, 2018
This means that some time this week,
the Full  Massachusetts Senate
will
VOTE on Dyslexia Screening.

BUT ....
​In The Massachusetts House of Representatives the
Bill is still in Ways and Means.


Your help is still needed. 
Remember you have 2 Legislators,
House Rep.  and Senator

​Calls and visits are making a difference.
1.  Call or visit your State Representative.
Tell them :
"the Senate has taken Action and will vote."   and
Ask them:  "Please help support House Bill H.4394. by contacting House Ways and Means."
2.
Call or visit your State Senator
Does your Senator already support the Bill thank him or her.
EVERY DDMA follower in Massachusetts
needs to call!
If you have not called this week - call!







 

Thanks to all those who called or visited it truly makes a big difference ..
but we still have work to do.
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Without early screening kids with dyslexia get stuck on the red line until they fail and need expensive and intensive remediation.  Screening to intervene early with effective intervention will keep kids moving on track without big gaps!
Close the gap before it happens.
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The Massachusetts Senate and
House of Representative have pending
Dyslexia Legislation bills. 

Both H.4394 and S.2443
 
acknowledge that
dyslexia is neurological 
​
(biologically and heritable) and both bills require regulations to establish a process for early screening.

In person visits to the state house
​ or district offices 

are critical this week!
Talk to staff members, legislative aids and of course if possible legislators!
​Share your story, and this handout.
​


2018_legislative_support_request.docx...pdf
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If you have already done the actions below (please do that first.):
Contact : 
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Senate Contact
24 Beacon St. 
Room 212
Boston, MA 02133

Phone:  (617) 722-1481
House Contact
24 Beacon St. 
Room 243
Boston, MA 02133

Phone:  (617) 722-2380
​
Plan a meeting with or visit with your state legislators.
Step 1:
  Call the State Senator and the State Representative - (see the link below) for your district in Massachusetts.
A staff person will answer the phone. You can speak with that person and leave a message if your Senator is not available.

Step 2:  Tell the person you want meet them.
S
hare why this dyslexia legislation is important to you.
Provide them and their staff with the DD-MA handout tell them your story.


Step 3:  Ask for action  for H.4394 and S.2443.
Action can include letters from your legislators to Ways and Means and
work as a leader in this legislation to move it forward to pass it before the session ends.  #LeadSoKidsRead #SayDyslexia
Be positive and remind them that early screening regulations and better scientific understanding of dyslexia will help kids before they fail.   


You can find your State Legislators and contact phone number below :
click this link
 malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator
Most legislators have will set up meetings in the district!  Call and ask your legislator to be part of the solution for future kids with dyslexia .
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  • Dyslexia Defined
    • MA Dyslexia Legislation >
      • Legislation Supporters
      • Budget Line Item: Additional language to the traditional Literacy Grant State Budget Line Item
      • MA Legislation Goals
      • MA SLD Facts
  • About Us
    • Neuroscience >
      • Join Us
    • Library Outreach
    • Events
    • Press
  • National Legislation
  • Civil Rights
    • IDEA and Dyslexia
    • 504/American with Disabilities Act and Dyslexia
    • Planning for an IEP
  • Resources
    • State and Fed Policy for Schools during the Covid -19 Emergency
    • Help for Dyslexic Learners
    • Additional Videos
  • Our Blog
  • Contact Us
  • you tube DDMA