Autism Reform Act 2009 Need your vote

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Someone is now paying attention to the children on the ASD. But we need to be heard. Best way to get your vote in is Google Autism Reform Act 2009 it will take you to the site, but you need to join the Change.org list to vote, you can always remove yourself after you vote. But, If the president elect is listening, let him hear for all of ours who can not speak.

Our lives begin to end

The day we become silent About things that matter. ~ Luther King, Jr.

Donelle

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The Autism 2009 Act does not even remotely impact all children with an IEP. This proposed legislation would set a precedent that one disorder and one population of children are more entitled to Programs and services. > > > We need 191 more votes by December 31st, 2008, this is a ground> breaking introduction for our new president elect, we have to get The> votes for this to make it to the next level! This would be life> changing for many parents. Please share, and most importantly, vote> for the Autism 2009 Reform Act to be brought to the forefront of our> new presidency. We need any and all votes, it affects everyone with A> child on an IEP, please share with your friends. Let's bring this> issue the national attention it deserves!> As a country we have watched Autism Spectrum Disorders grow in a> devastating number. Over the last decade it has spiraled so quickly> out of control that: 1.) There must not just be one person but an> ENTIRE U.S. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE for Educating Children with Autism.> 2.) The use of Time Out Rooms, Corporal punishments, Restraints, and> the high amount of Abuse must be monitored with severe penalties to> states and fines or conviction of those that break such a REFORM Law.> 3.) School Districts/States must each have an " Office of Autism> Education Compliance or be subject to loss of Federal Funding. 4.) Due> Process Hearing Officers must NOT be employees of the state and Shall> be employed by the Federal Government ONLY. 5.) Insurance companies> MUST provide the Early Interventions such as ABA Discreet Trial at No> cost to parents. 6.) Protection and Advocacy MUST be funded properly> to allow parents that need help get it without any more then a 15 Day> waiting period.7.) Grants for research, education, and non profit> organizations for those with Autism Spectrum Disorders must be made In> the amount of 5 billion dollars.8.) Relief for parents who have paid> out of pocket to educate their children must be made swiftly with 100%> reimbursement. 9.) Behavior Intervention Plans must accompany all> Individual Education Plans.10.) Insurance companies must make> available all resources for children and adults with Autism Spectrum> Disorders including but not limited to any items deemed necessary by> the physician for the treatment of metal toxicities and any other> theraputic orders their physician may order. 11.) The Autism Reform> Act shall consider all Autism Spectrum Disorders including Aspergers.> 12.) This Reform Act must be 'open' for additions as needed and Create> a 12 parent panel to propose such additions.> > About Ideas for Change in America> > What is Ideas for Change in America?> > Ideas for Change in America is a citizen-driven project that aims to> identify and create momentum around the best ideas for how the Obama> Administration and 111th Congress can turn the broad call For "change"> across the country into specific policies.> > The project is nonpartisan, and invites all political points of View.> It is not connected to the Obama campaign or the Obama Administration.> Who's behind it?> > Ideas for Change in America is a project of Change.org, an online> community and media network for social issues, in partnership with> more than three dozen leading organizations, including MySpace,> techPresident, the Sunlight Foundation, Netroots Nation, Declare> Yourself, Student PIRGs, Voto Latino, HeadCount, and Change Congress.> How does it work?> > Anyone can submit an idea and comment and vote on others. The top 10> rated ideas will be presented to the Obama Administration on> Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009 as the "Top 10 Ideas for America."> We will then launch a national campaign behind each idea and mobilize> the collective energy of the millions of members of Change.org,> MySpace, and partner organizations to ensure that each winning idea> gets the full consideration of the Obama Administration and Members of> Congress.> How are the top ideas determined?> > The "Top 10 Ideas for America" will be determined through two rounds> of voting. In the first round, ideas will compete against other ideas> in the same issue category. The first round will end on December 31,> 2008, and the top 3 rated ideas from each category will make it into> the second round. The second round of voting will begin on Monday,> January 5, and each qualifying idea will compete against the> qualifying ideas from all other categories. Second round voting will> end on Thursday, January 15.> What happens after voting?> > Our work does not end with the voting process or the delivery of the> top 10 ideas to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day. That is> rather the end of the beginning. Instead of passively hoping the> administration accepts each top idea, we will select a formal> nonprofit sponsor for each idea to help create a nationwide movement> to lobby the administration and Congress to turn the idea into real> policy.> > What should my idea be about?> > The mission of Ideas for Change in America is to identify and advance> concrete solutions to the major challenges confronting the country,> and we welcome any ideas consistent with this vision. Ideas that> conflict with the spirit of this mission, that look backward instead> of forward, that express values without offering solutions, that offer> solutions which won't receive serious consideration by either the> Obama administration or the 111th Congress, that are intended to> attack others, or are otherwise offensive are not eligible for the> second round. We reserve the right to remove any ideas that violate> these stated principles.>