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The ADA at 25

Patty Sarchi

November 28, 2014

Patty Sarchi

"When I came home, my dad was sitting at the table, having afternoon coffee, and he stirred his spoon in the cup, and then hit the spoon on the edge of the cup, “ding, ding!” “What in the world was that.?” Well, it was our little trick after that. He always did that when I was around. Then my cat came around and she was making a racket noise. “What is that?” “You never heard … [Read more...]

Chris Powers

November 28, 2014

Chris Powers

"Asperger's Syndrome is definitely a struggle at times. It's made me open to now knowing what’s going on out there, what things do affect me and what social changes and what employment changes, and why I struggled, why I continue to struggle. There’s a reason behind it."   Read full transcript Listen to full interview   August 7 2014 Westbrook, … [Read more...]

Penny Plourde

November 20, 2014

Penny Plourde

“Many people think of disabilities as being sorrowful, bad, and would never wish it on anyone they knew. But in my case, my disability gave me opportunity to see the world and be part of the world in ways that most of the time I have not been able to do."     Read full interview transcript Listen to full interview … [Read more...]

Ross Doerr

November 15, 2014

Ross Doerr

“My parents kept saying, “If you go blind, you’ve gotta know what to do when you’re blind.” And I started hearing that at age six and it went all the way up through high school. And that mantra really began to tell the tale in a lot of different ways. Because by the time I was in high school, I had paid very close attention to what everybody was telling me. I was looking at … [Read more...]

Avery Olmstead

November 14, 2014

Avery Olmstead

      Once I was in school and people realized that I wasn’t an alien and didn’t have three heads, and I moved differently than everybody else did. I might look physically different and move physically different, but I was still a six-year-old boy and had a lot of the same wants and needs and desires as the other kids. ...I love it when I tell my story and … [Read more...]

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The ADA at 25

The ADA at 25

Ralph Poland

Kathy McInnis-Misenor

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Patty Sarchi

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Penny Plourde

Ross Doerr

Avery Olmstead

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