AFTER SCHOOL DAYS

March 30, 2008

Elie goes to work now at Burnt Mountain. That is the name of the place

where he works. He is a person - without labels at work altho his day is

supported by Medicaid waiver. No one discusses who has what label or is

what label. So refreshing. And this is a sheltered place with people who

go out to work in the community and use the location as a social hub, as

well as people who work at different tasks brought in. And jobs like Elie's

volunteer work at the nursing home, but centered around his social hub at

the Burnt Mountain. And the big point for me - supervised by people who

know and care about him.

There has been much discussion in circle where work places are discussed

about creating circles of employees or employers who would " look out " for

those with disabilities amongst them. I must say, that those places which I

have visited would not work for my son. Were the supervisor to be

distracted by a phone call or business, Elie could easily leave with a

customer or other worker. Not safe idea for my son.

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> In a message dated 3/30/2008 10:04:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> pastmidvale@... <pastmidvale%40gmail.com> writes:

>

> Moderately Mentally Impaired - in enlightened GA that IS respectful - a

> step up from retarded.

>

> When we lived in west virginia, 2001-2005, was placed in what they

> called a moderately mentally impaired classroom, they also had what they

> called

> severely impaired classroom, as well as a mild impaired classroom this was

> in

> Wheeling, 1 hr from pittsburg, and 2 hrs from columbus.

>

> Viola

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