Dr. Segal who had been instrumental during the

MN hearings, without hesitation offered her support in

Kathy’s campaign. Several hundred emails later, to the

worlds most respected twins authorities world wide,

Kathy’s petition became headlines on the cover of the

New York Times in Feb 2006. From there,

TWINS Magazine’s Editor in Chief, Susan Alt

kept Kathy’s name in the headlines of Twins Magazine on a monthly basis. But, it soon became apparent that forced separation was not only a problem in New York, but nationwide. WIth the assistance of Lisa Keller, also a mother

of twins, they began a website dedicated to the

national cause and Twinslegislation.com was born.

Though the  name has since been changed to

Twinslaw.com and Kathy now manages operations,

to date hundreds of parents have been assisted with their placement issues,

Dozens of States have joined the cause and 7 have signed their Twin bills into law.

“This has been a group effort, of dedicated individuals

who are committed to ending the discriminatory practice of mandatory separation ( or placement together). Without the help of Lisa Keller, Inna Ferystein ( our “Twin Lawyer”,

Rhea Mallet (our Legislative Consultant),

Angela Drinkwater ( our Twin Media Rep.), Dr. Segal,

Ms. Haavisto, Susan Alt, Twinsworld.com

and countless other twin advocates who have volunteered

their time and services to this goal, our campaign could

never have been as successful. I would personally like to

thank each and everyone involved, with special consideration being given to Senator Frank Padavan and Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan for sponsoring our Twin Bill for New York!”

  Kathy Dolan is the proud mother of twin boys Ryan and Nicholas. A Registered Nurse, singer, song writer and musician by trade she began her

campaign for Twin Legislation in New York in 2005, after

facing difficulties regarding the classroom placement of her children. Ultimately, she won her battle, but finding that all research regarding classroom placement of multiples supported flexibility, and learning ERIC DIGEST guidelines where routinely ignored by many school officials, Kathy decided to pursue legislation for NY which would mandate

that her children be placed in classrooms according to their individual needs - not based upon their multiplicity. She reached out to Wendy Haavisto,  legislative assistant to Senator Dennis Frederickson (Minnesota) who’s children’s placement issues were the cause for the Minnesota law. Wendy immediately offered any assistance she could provide. Kathy then begin a petition for NY on petitiononline.com

and enlisted the help of Dr. Nancy Segal, considered by most to be the foremost authority on twins and twins research.

Kathy and her sons

Nicholas and Ryan,

pictured with

Senator Padavan (Queens),

who worked tirelessly to sponsor and pass legislation on behalf of

her children and all New York multiple birth families who wish to have a choice in how their twins are placed in the classroom.