Ask your Federal Senators and House Representative to become cosponsors of the ABLE Accounts Act of 2009, S. 493, H.R. 1205. The Act is designed to encourage individuals with autism (and other disabilities) and their families to save for disability-related expenses. TIP: If you live in one of the sponsors or original cosponsors' districts, you will not send them a letter: S. 493 - Sponsored by Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT, and Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Cosponsored by Senators Richard Burr (R-NC), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), and Sam Brownback (R-KS); H.R. 1205 - Sponsored by Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Cosponsored by Congressmen Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Kendrick Meek (D-FL).