2014 Gold Star Award
November 19, 2014
_web300w_benedetti.jpg "Director of the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities Deborah Spitalnik, Award recipient Cate Benedetti, AUCD Boad President Leslie Cohen and AUCD Policy Director Kim Musheno")
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| Director of the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities Deborah Spitalnik, Award recipient Cate Benedetti, AUCD Boad President Leslie Cohen and AUCD Policy Director Kim Musheno |
The AUCD Gold Star Award is presented to a Capitol Hill staffer who exemplifies a true partnership in crafting strong public policy. This award recognizes the staffer for his/her efforts to obtain input from AUCD and the greater disability community to support AUCD's mission to advance policy and practice for and with people living with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities.
Cate Benedetti
Legislative Assistant to Representative Christopher Smith
In Recognition of Your Commitment to Strong Public
Policy for People with Disabilities and their Families
"Cate was instrumental in the recent enactment of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Supports, or CARES, Act, a bill that reauthorizes and improves the Combating Autism Act, a law that, among other things, recognized the important role of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) programs. AUCD thanks Cate for her outstanding work on behalf of children with ASD and other developmental disabilities, and we look forward to continuing this working relationship to address the unmet needs of adults and self-advocates on the spectrum.”
