What a keynote speaker at the COPAA conference 2010! Dr. Carol and Dr. Joe Utay and Pam Cook were inspired by the story of Dr. Richard Pimentel, a nationally renowned expert on Disability and Attitude Change and instumental in getting the original ADA law passed. A full-length motion picture of his life story was made by MGM, Music Within. We all think you should rent it now! Dr. Richard Pimentel talked about the challenges he faced as a child who was electively mute and later became deaf during the Vietnam War and also discussed his fiend with significant issues due to CP. Google him and the Ugly Law which was still on the books as late as 1972. He recommended we ask ourselves who encouraged us and who we encourage that is our lasting legacy. The shortest path between where a person with a disability is and where that person wants to be is illuminated by the vision a person has of their abilitiy.
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