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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]@11:57  He is campaigning for himself (I've been on single mom duty for the last 5 months :)) .  He would have responded to these questions directly, but as I noted, his mom--who lives with us and had a major stroke 3 years ago--went to the emergency room late last night and is in the hospital.  So, I'm answering your questions (the ones I am sure of the answers to) in the interim.

With regards to special needs, I can tell you that he is EXTREMELY aware of the special needs nightmare in DC.  Our niece is deaf and his sister, who is a lawyer and warrior mom, had major difficulty navigating the system. It is completely broken.  This is an issue that has touched our family so I know that he would work hard to push forward solutions.

-jacqui settles[/quote]

You are far from being a single mom.

Being aware and having a plan/enacting that plan are two different issues.  There are great services in DC, including at Gallaudet for hearing impaired children.  It is many of the others who are left out and parents are forced to pay $40-60,000 for private schools and that doesn't include the extra services.  If his sister is a lawyer, she can afford a nanny to help and the private schools.  I can't work as there is not affordable special needs child care that will provide what my child needs.  What about child care for young children?  What is his plan to beef us services for children, especially those who do not get medicaid, parents insurance does not cover it and their income, while they can comfortable provide, cannot support $100 speech, OT and PT services?  I wish our issue was just being hearing impaired as many of those kids can function as healthy adults with successful lives.  I am talking about the ones where it is unknown if the children will ever talk, walk, or be able to care for themselves.[/quote]

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