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- From: Mike.Adams@p1.f10.n19.z1.fidonet.org (Mike Adams)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Re: NEVER SAY NEVER
- Message-ID: <26309@handicap.news>
- Date: 20 Jan 93 17:22:45 GMT
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- [This is from the AbleNews Conference]
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- GLG>It's society, really," she added. "Society needs to change. People
- GLG>are afraid of people who are different. I think that closing the
- GLG>institutions will change that. People will get to know them and
- GLG>will understand that there is nothing to be afraid of."
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- The move away from institutions is present in a number of states.
- Here in Oklahoma, one institution is being closed by court order,
- and I'm sure others will soon follow. For the most part, all of
- the reports I've heard about the folks being moved has been
- positive. They're involved in activities formerly believed beyond
- their abilities, and the general public's response has been
- favorable.
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- With the possible exception of the institutional employees, of
- course. Many of them are having to adjust their lives as
- reductions in force take affect. However difficult that may be for
- them, the evidence clearly shows the move to group homes and other
- community environments is the way to go.
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