Michigan Disability Resistance

https://www.littlelobbyists.org/

As parents of children with special healthcare needs whose access to healthcare is on the line, we have been thrown into the world of political activism. It’s not a world we envisioned for ourselves, but when it comes to our children, the only choice we have is to keep fighting. Since Republican leaders have introduced legislation that will profoundly affect our families in the worst way, we have been dedicating our time to reaching out to them on Capitol Hill.

We are collecting and sharing stories from families from around the country, who, like ours, rely on access to affordable, quality healthcare to keep our children healthy. We have been taking those stories to Capitol Hill to help our country’s leaders better understand our children and the devastating impacts the proposed healthcare bill would have on them. Our children have been serving as ambassadors, on behalf of other children who are unable to come to Washington D.C., to help our leaders understand that kids who have complex medical needs are real children who aren’t that different from other kids.

Here, we’re sharing the stories of the kids we’ve met along this journey. They’re just kids…but kids who happen to have specialized and complex medical needs. We invite you pull up a chair, get to know our children, and learn why access to affordable, quality health care means everything to our families.