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I am listening to the radio on this discussion, and I am appalled that the radio host did not read this entire comment. Instead he read only the last paragraph, which completely changed the tone of this person's story. Shame on the host for doing what school's, and society in general, does to people with disabilties. You focused on the person's weaknesses, not the strengths. You missed the point!

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While it is great to hear about the successes your previous guests have shared about their experience with school, I am not sure it is the norm across the state or that most parents would agree.

I am the parent of a child with a disability,  I work in the field of developmental disabilities and my husband is a Psychologist who has dedicated his career to working with people who have developmental disabilites. We live in a small community, and I find that most parents have the feeling that they have to fight for every service the school district provided to their child, and eventually by the time their child is ready to graduate, the parents have just given up fighting and want their child out of school.

While there may be good programs in the bigger cities, I think people need to take a closer look at the small communities and school districts, because they are NOT getting it done!  Transition services need to be standardized across the state, so all children needing these service are treated equal.

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