When Luma Dadwood left Iraq for safer living in the United States, she said she “left everything behind.” “I felt shy and lonely and had no friends,” she said. After enrolling her children in school, […]
By Thea Marie Rood In 1996, the last large institution in Maine closed, but when people with developmental disabilities were released into the community, they avoided any interaction with physicians. Why? “It was thought people […]
Every American has the right to vote privately and independently. In fact, the Georgia Secretary of State—during an Independent Living Day event at the Capitol—unveiled three voting machines that were touted as being accessible to anyone with a physical or developmental disability. The problem? None of them worked. […]
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