Rally in Washington on June 17 - Don't Leave Us Behind

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Parent and advocacy groups have joined together in a coalition to organize a rally at the Senate in Washington DC on June 17, 2003.

The US House of Representatives stripped the rights of students with disabilities when they amended IDEA!

The House assaults on IDEA would segregate students with disabilities, punish them for their disabilities, and remove accountability for a Free and Appropriate Public Education!

Thousands of letters were sent and phone calls made. They were ignored! Don’t let the Senate do the same. Let’s tell Senators that civil rights must be enforced, not taken away. Let’s show them the faces of parents and students who depend on IDEA!

What you Can Do...

Come to Washington DC
Organize, Recruit, Caravan
Tuesday, June 17
Rally and Press Conference
1:00 to 2:30 PM
Room G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Visit Senators before or after the event by making appointments!

Rally in Your State or Local Community

If you can’t get to Washington, organize a rally in your state. Organize a “send-off” event for those going to D.C. Identify speakers - Invite the press!!

Organizations - Assist Families

…in traveling to Washington
…in organizing state rallies
…in publicizing events

For more information contact:

East Coast - Sue Hetrick Toll Free (866) 885-5733 shetrick@abilitycenter.org
West Coast - Julia Epstein (510) 644-2555 jepstein@dredf.org

Endorsed by American Association of People with Disabilities, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, National Disabled Student Union, National Council on Independent Living,TASH, National Down Syndrome Society, National Down syndrome Congress, The National Center for Law and Education.