WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins participated in a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee roundtable on dyslexia yesterday, where she introduced Jessica Belvill of Union-a special educator at St. George Municipal School Unit in Tenants Harbor whose son has dyslexia-who took part in the discussion as part of a six-member panel of teachers and parents of students with dyslexia. Following Ms. Belvill's testimony, Senator Collins asked her to describe the obstacles parents face when attempting to get an early diagnosis of dyslexia for their child, which is a critical step to allow for additional support and intervention at an important stage in the...