10-10-2006, 07:38 PM
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King Of Wishful Thinking
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Philadelphia Suburbs
Posts: 6,669
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Marci Reads the Riot Act
Marci addressed a legislative breakfast last Friday. The Delco Times covered it. I am very proud of her. 
Quote:
DelARC urges pols to ease disabled’s plight
Kathleen Carey, Of the Times Staff
10/08/2006
SPRINGFIELD -- Marci Levy’s 21-year-old son, Jeffrey, would love to work in the cold freezer at Wawa three days a week, but he’s got to wait for 100 others to get their due before his dream can be realized.
Jeffrey, who has autism and a mild form of mental retardation, is a 2006 graduate of the Francis Harvey Green School and works at the convenience store with a waiver from the state.
On Friday, his mom was among the 117 people who attended the ARC of Delaware County’s annual legislative breakfast at the Springfield Country Club, appealing to elected officials to increase funding for support and services.
This year’s focus was on the challenges faced by individuals with mental retardation as they transition from high school to life after schooling.
"We are failing our kids," Levy said. "The current educational system needs restructuring. The sad reality of it (is) the students are not able to grasp what they learn."
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