Illinois program showcases personal disability stories
January 7th, 2010
By correspondent Karen Meyer at WLS-TV, Chicago (ABC affiliate):
“Life My Way,” a state-funded program in Illinois, is collecting the personal stories of hundreds of people with developmental disabilities. Among them is Bridget Brown, a 23-year-old woman who works as an intern in the pediatric dental clinic at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Brown has Down syndrome.
“We really want to provide a medium to empower people to make their voice heard and to have their voice heard, because quite often this community has not had the opportunity for their stories to get up and be heard,” said Brooke Anderson, the program’s organizer.
… “My message for Life My Way is to let people know that I do not suffer from Down syndrome, but I think it’s important for people to hear their thoughts and dreams through Life My Way because they all have something to say,” said Bridget.

