The blind side

#39: Growing Up In the 1960's: A Disability Rights Advocate Tells her Story Part 3


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disability rights advocate kyblueblood returns to tell the epic conclusion to her story of what it was like growing up in the 1960's with siblings that had disabilities. She also discusses the hardships her family faced during this time due to a lack of services and supports as well as the emotional impact that it had on her and her family. Later, she discusses what needs to be done in order to make sure that Kentuckians with intellectual and developmental disabilities get the services and supports that they need in order to be able to live in the commmunity and are able to enjoy the same opportunities and experience life the same as their typically developing peers. 

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The blind sideBy BMG