Advocacy

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I’m sure many of you don’t want to hear a

single, political sentence, but I spent years advocating for my disabled

daughter and being a part of getting the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)

passed. ‌ I ‌ learned that if we do not speak up about what we need, we not

only fail to get it, we’re ignored, so chances to begin creating ‌

opportunities to work, have a little food, financial stability, and health care

do not easily take seed down the road. 

This is why I’m walking for NAMI on Saturday. ‌ I’ve seen wonderful

things come my way because of who I am… and I’ve seen wonderful things ripped

from my arms because ignorant people fear who I am.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";

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