State funding for disabled children this year included $500,000 for diagnostic services for autistic children, a program that was started last year, and another $250,000 to train workers in providing early intervention for them.

The governor also successfully pushed for an increase in education funding for severely disabled students that raised the level from $26,900 to $49,300 per student this year.

And more than anything else. . . she has brought these issues to the forefront. I have NEVER heard anything about special needs kids and the needs of their families ever being talked about before during a Presidential campaign. She is bringing awareness to the cause. . .that's the most important thing she has done.

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- George Orwell Animal Farm