I also wanted to make a post about rights for people with disabilities.
In college (my good Colby days)- I volunteered with Best Buddies, and spent one hour a week with a man who lived in his parent's house in a wheelchair, who had cerebral palsy. I worked with people with "severe" intellectual disabilities and discovered the brilliance and empathy of people living with intellectual disabilities.
The people I worked with happened to be treated well and cared for, but there are so many people nationally and globally who live with these illnesses, who aren't receiving the great care I happened to witness when I was in college. On top of suffering from the illness, society hasn't reached a point where we're not mistreating people with disabilities.
The organization I worked for is called Best Buddies. Please donate! https://www.bestbuddies.org/
It does break my heart to think of the people who aren't getting the care that I witnessed in college, and who are living with disabilities.
Donate! Volunteer your time.
Kristina
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