A collection of stories from individuals with disabilities, families, friends, and disability service providers in Tennessee
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“Un diferente cosa aquí en los Estados Unidos, es de los sordos están mejores que en de donde vive. Y por eso, no me ha regresado porque los sordos aquí son mucho mejores que en México. Y viven mucho mejor. ”
“Pero aquí en esto grupo de apoyo puesto ayuda tener fortaleza para entenderlo para comprenderlo pero nos países de uno lo ven como algo y normal, no es normales entonces lo describen a uno raíslan.”
“Y él día de hoy, somos una familia como cualquiera, con una perspectiva diferente sobre niños especiales. ”
“En la diagnosticaron con autismo desde que lo pasó a tenía muchas terapias y ha progresado mucho. ”
“No one is ever going to tell you that they are not going to hire you because you have a disability, but... ”
“Like any other teenager, she loves her family but eagerly awaits full independence. ”
“Like many of us, Pam’s independence is the most important thing to her. ”
“We have services now but we pay for everything out of pocket. ”
“I feel like if we got waiver services today it would be like being let out of prison. ”
“My favorite part of my job is just getting things done and having a smile and having a good attitude. I am a go-getter. ”
“If the general public only understood that with training and minimal assistance a blind person can live a full life, things would be so much easier for us. It's the attitudes we encounter that make our success more difficult than it should be. ”
“Sharmane’s IQ cannot predict how much she has been able to achieve and learn.”
“In terms of educational instruction, Adelai’s IEP was ignored.”
“During elementary school, Preston had to switch schools a number of times in a search for appropriate services.”
“Lisa and Jeff teach Emily about her diagnoses and medications so that she can be a strong advocate for herself when they are not around.”
“Everybody needs to feel a part of something. My daughter is no different.”
“Claire’s Law- Newborn Hearing Screening was signed into effect on July 1, 2008 by Governor Bredesen. ”
“So while the parent is looking at the individual the government is more concerned about how to pair down the costs. ”
“As a strong advocate for justice, Adelaide’s mother believes that there are many improvements that can be made in order to make the lives of children and families of someone with a disability better.”
“Frank always credits the various state and federal programs that have supported him on his new path; the Americans with Disabilities Act, Social Security, Vocational Rehabilitation, Disabled Student Services, and the Federal Workforce Recruitment Program.”