At the beginning of the piece, Thornton recalls growing up in institutions where every decision was made for him. He talks about his sister died in an institution before talking about joining the community outside of it and what the adjustment was like. He met his wife, they had a child, and grandchildren. He goes on to talk about how he advocates for disability rights and is very successful in life because he was given the opportunity to grow.
“Segregating people is always bad; people never grow in those places and are safer and happier in the community.” (89). “When you live in the community you make friends that support you and help in your advocacy.” (87). “I am here representing the ninety-two thousand people who are still living in institutions and large public and private facilities for people with intellectual disabilities” (85).
This reading had a lot of solid takeaways. The main one being that institutions are ineffective and simply a way to segregate and separate people from the community. This was meant to be seen as a solution but it did more damage than good and it’s just a way to push ideas of who should and shouldn’t be involved with the community. I think another big takeaway I gathered was the importance of community when it comes to disability. The support, love, and opportunities are endless and help people live full lives full of the greatest things in this world.
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