Department of Education budget cuts affecting West Virginia students with disabilities

Department of Education budget cuts affecting West Virginia students with disabilities

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Budget reconciliation within the U.S. Department of Education is limiting funding for the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (WV DRS), a move that's affecting people like Vincent Pinti, a University of Michigan law student who was born and raised in Bridgeport. Vincent Pinti was born with spinal muscular atrophy type 2, which caused him to be wheelchair-bound and dependent on caregivers for everyday need…