What Happens When Disability Services Run Out? Lexi's Law with Brie Abate

What happens when you've advocated for your child at every turn, but the disability services they need still aren't there? In this episode of the INCHSTONES Podcast, Sarah Kernion welcomes Brie Abate, founder of Lexi's Law Family Advocacy Network, to discuss the gaps in adult disability services, special education transition programs, and mental health care for young adults with complex needs. Brie's daughter Lexi is 22. After years of navigating systems that struggled to address her intellectual disability and mental health needs, Brie began advocating for legislation to close age-related service gaps. Together, Sarah and Brie explore: Why the transition from school to adult disability services leaves families struggling The challenges of accessing appropriate care for complex disabilities What Lexi's Law hopes to change Why parents shouldn't have to become experts in broken systems The difference between keeping our children safe and helping them live meaningful lives Because our children deserve more than services. They deserve lives filled with belonging, relationships, and possibility.