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Disability
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12 Months – Mary Ellen Olsen
How to Kill a Person’s Spirit – Post-Sandy
For every day that a person with "special needs" due to a disability is "in the system" - I believe there is a danger that this person will fall deeper into the system. A primary and core goal should be to prevent that from happening, and to do that by erring on the side of…
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The FEMA Loop
Here's one that really confused me. I call it the "FEMA Loop." My Mom has a physical disability which makes it very difficult for her to re-locate to just any old place. And the place she re-locates to, needs to have certain "features" in order for her to reasonably be able to make use of…
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“My Mind Is So Hooked On Cleaning”
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The Scooter
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Mark Turner
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