“It feels like they are saying my son’s life ends when he leaves school...James deserves better."

"It's important for there to be more people out there that look like me, being positive role models and showing others they can do it too."

“Getting my life experience, it was hard, but now I can help others and that is a special thing. It helps me as much as it helps them.”

"If I can help one person, then that's great. My week is done, if I can do that."

"If you have met one person with a disability, then you have met one person with a disability."

The financial cost is the easiest thing to focus on…but the hidden cost is the emotional one.