,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,w>r5 7= h]self & ,mrs4       
,hyde-,smi?7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,novemb] #ab1 #bjbj;,committee
 dis*>g$2 consid]$ & agre$ to           
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,septemb] #be1 #bjbj1 z   
,national ,ataxia ,aw>5ess ,day1 & rais+
 aw>5ess ( ataxia1 ataxia rese>*1 & !   
se>* = a cure4  ,:]eas ataxia is a      
cl9ical manife/ation indicat+ deg5]ation
 or dysfunction ( ! bra9 t negatively   
affects ! coord9ation1 precision1 &     
accurate tim+ ( physical movem5ts2      
,:]eas ataxia c /rike individuals ( all 
ages1 includ+ *ildr52 ,:]eas ! t]m      
ataxia is us$ to classify a gr\p ( r>e1 
inh]it$ neurodeg5]ative diseases        
includ+-- 7#a7 ataxia telangiectasia2   
7#b7 episodic ataxia2  7#c7 ,fri$rei*'s 
ataxia2 &  7#d7 sp9oc]ebell> ataxia2    

,:]eas !re are _m kn[n types ( g5etic   
ataxia1 b ! g5etic basis = ataxia 9 "s  
pati5ts is /ill unkn[n2 ,:]eas all      
inh]it$ ataxias affect few] ?an #bjj1jjj
 individuals &1 !re=e1 are recogniz$ z  
r>e diseases "u ! ,orphan ,drug ,act    
7,public ,law #ig-dad2 #if ,/at4 #bjdi72
 ,:]eas "s g5etic ataxias are inh]it$ 9 
an autosomal dom9ant mann]1 :ile o!rs   
are inh]it$ 9 an autosomal recessive    
mann]2 ,:]eas ataxia symptoms c also be 
caus$ by non9h]it$ heal? conditions &   
o!r factors1 includ+ /roke1 tumor1      
c]ebral palsy1 head trauma1 multiple    
scl]osis1 alcohol abuse1 & c]ta9        
m$ications2 ,:]eas ataxia c pres5t      
physical1 psy*ological1 & f9ancial      
*all5ges = pati5ts & _! families2 ,:]eas
 symptoms & outcomes ( ataxia progress  
at diff]5t rates & include-- 7#a7 lack (
 coord9ation2  7#b7 slurr$ spee*2  7#c7 
c>diomyopa?y2  7#d7 scoliosis2  7#e7 eye
 movem5t abnormalities2  7#f7 difficulty
 walk+2  7#g7 tremors2  7#h7 tr\ble eat+
 & swall[+2  7#i7 difficulties ) o!r    

activities t require f9e motor skills2 &
  7#aj7 dea?2 ,:]eas mo/ pati5ts )      
ataxia require ! use ( assi/ive devices1
 su* z :eel*airs & walk]s1 to aid 9 _!  
mobility1 & _m individuals may ne$      
physical & occupational !rapy2 ,:]eas   
!re is no treatm5t or cure approv$ by ! 
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration = ataxia2 & 
,:]eas cl9ical rese>* to develop safe & 
effective treatm5ts = ataxia is ongo+3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
recognizes ! ne$ = great] public aw>5ess
 ( ataxia2  7#b7 expresses support = !  
designation ( ,septemb] #be1 #bjbj1 z   
,national ,ataxia ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#c7  
supports ! goals ( ,national ,ataxia    
,aw>5ess ,day1 :i* are-- 7,a7 to raise  
aw>5ess ( ! causes & symptoms ( ataxia  
among ! g5]al public & heal? c>e        
pr(essionals2  7,b7 to improve diagnosis
 ( ataxia & access to c>e = pati5ts     
affect$ by ataxia2 &  7,c7 to accel]ate 
ataxia rese>*1 includ+ on safe &        
effective treatm5t options &1           
ultimately1 a cure2  7#d7 ackn[l$ges !  

*all5ges fac+ individuals 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates :o h ataxia & ! families ( ^?    
individuals2 &  7#e7 enc\rages ,/ates1  
t]ritories1 & localities to support !   
goals ( ,national ,ataxia ,aw>5ess ,day4