Connor Long is no stranger to the camera. As one of Denver7’s Special Olympics reporters, he tells stories each week about athletes in our area.
On Wednesday, he’ll head to Colorado’s Capitol, not to tell other peoples’ stories, but instead to tell his own.
“People with developmental abilities or disabilities would like to change the world,” Long said.
It’s the message he hopes lawmakers hear when he testifies in front of the Senate Education Committee in support of Senate Bill 196. If passed, it would fund three new inclusive education pilot programs, giving him, and the estimated 6,834 intellectually and developmentally disabled students residing in Colorado a chance to go to college in our state.
