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Carrie Gillespie

Carrie Gillespie

Project Director of Early Development & Disability at New America, specializing in disability education policy and early childhood equity.

Jun 23, 2026

13:52
whatever,
13:52
like I don't need the federal government.
13:54
And I get that because, because not everyone is in the weeds of all this policy.
14:00
Just like, I probably don't appreciate the role of the federal government in my like health care for my chronic illnesses and stuff.
14:09
There's so much nuance.
14:10
Not everyone can know all these ins and outs.
14:13
But actually, the reason it's going to affect so many people, there are a couple of reasons.

13 MINS LATER

27:32
And Like, I can't imagine now with these changes, like, the burden that's even going to be heavier for these students to have to advocate for themselves to get the education that they deserve and to have their access needs for education, whether it's through following their 504, their IEP, or both, having those needs met.

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