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Showing posts with label institutionalization. Show all posts

Showing posts with label institutionalization. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Arline

I found this video on Dave Hingsburger's blog, Rolling Around In My Head , and knew after the first few stanzas of the song that I also ...

Thursday, April 21, 2011

A VOPA Victory

If you were the family of James Roots IV you would surely want to know why he was allowed to die in the institution that promised to help hi...

Monday, February 14, 2011

YES, YES, YES!!

From the Richmond Times Dispatch this past weekend: "In a 20-page assessment of Virginia's care for the disabled released Friday, ...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Made My Day!

YES, YES, YES, YES!! There is hope.... State-run institutions will soon be a relic of the past in Georgia under a landmark settlement reac...

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Truth and Horror

Today I am going to give you a link to an investigative report about a woman who was injured in the institution in which she lives. It'...

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Ashley's Mom: Richmond, Virginia, United States; I am Ashley's Mom and the luckiest person in the world. I've often heard that if one is 'good' in this world, they will receive their rewards in the next. But, I have already received my reward - I have been given the privilege of raising this beautiful child. I'm a single parent of 5 children, 4 of whom have significant disabilities. They are all so very special and each has their own piece of my heart.

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