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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.02,0:00:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.02,0:00:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male voice] They come one by one,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.01,0:00:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all seeking answers to puzzling questions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.00,0:00:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ways of coping with the uncertainties
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.02,0:00:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and challenges that life can bring.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.05,0:00:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost universally, they leave with new optimism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.06,0:00:24.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new tools to help them deal with the issues
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.05,0:00:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of concern. They are people with intellectual
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.03,0:00:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and developmental disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.03,0:00:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the parents of children with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.09,0:00:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most have felt the frustration and pain
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.06,0:00:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of struggling to deal with the system.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.08,0:00:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These individuals have come to Partners
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.01,0:00:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Policymaking and their needs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.08,0:00:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and circumstances vary.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.08,0:00:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But all have sought ways to find new answers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.01,0:00:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to bring about change.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.10,0:00:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They learn how to make their voices heard
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.08,0:00:50.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to play a role in policy development.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.01,0:00:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wanda Mills has lived with difficult disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.04,0:00:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for much of her life, but persevered
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.08,0:00:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and went on to employment
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.04,0:00:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the tax department in the town of Sylva
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.10,0:01:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When her parents passed on, she moved to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.08,0:01:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her own residence, cooks all her own meals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.02,0:01:05.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maintains the household.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.09,0:01:07.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She credits the Partners program
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.09,0:01:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with helping her to interact in the community.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.03,0:01:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has changed my life completely.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.06,0:01:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have always wanted to be a public speaker.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.01,0:01:31.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was a crazy idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.05,0:01:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but Partners helped me realize that I could
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.00,0:01:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be a public speaker.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.03,0:01:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That has always been a life dream of mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.08,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From my perspective, it is to help
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.00,0:02:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parents of children with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.03,0:02:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to not put their child in a box,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.05,0:02:23.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but let them be all they can be,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.07,0:02:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however little though that may be.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.05,0:02:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is so important.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.08,0:02:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male voice] Wanda is increasingly speaking out
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.01,0:02:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on issues of concern to people with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.06,0:02:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,addressing groups in a number of North Carolina
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.08,0:02:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,communities. The Partners program director,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.02,0:02:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deborah Whitfield, an attorney who herself
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.06,0:02:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a graduate of the program in Texas understands
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.07,0:02:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the growth process and now keeps the proceedings
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.05,0:02:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on track in North Carolina.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.00,0:02:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some challenges, people who believe, that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.02,0:03:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know they can't do it because many of them
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.02,0:03:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,haven't left their own communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.04,0:03:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many have never gotten on public transportation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.10,0:03:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many have not even lived in a hotel room.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.02,0:03:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you see those individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.08,0:03:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who come to this training for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.03,0:03:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get that experience and soar
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.08,0:03:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is a delight to be a part of that process.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.00,0:03:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male voice] The creator of the Partners advocacy
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.02,0:03:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,program, Dr. Colleen Wieck, of Minnesota,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.08,0:03:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said it was prompted by a specific need
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.09,0:03:27.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then grew from there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.08,0:03:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last witness at the 3-hour hearing was
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.03,0:03:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a young parent from International Falls,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.02,0:03:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Minnesota. And, everyone was giving her
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.01,0:03:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mixed messages about what to do to testify
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.06,0:03:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.07,0:03:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, after that hearing, two of us got together
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.06,0:03:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we realized, we could teach the skill
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.04,0:03:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was missing. And, we could do this
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.03,0:03:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a systematic way, as well as
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.04,0:03:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teach best practices about disability services.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.01,0:04:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, as a result, we created this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.03,0:04:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eight weekend program that's designed to teach
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.00,0:04:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both- what is best practice
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.06,0:04:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in education, assistive technology, living
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.03,0:04:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and employment, as well as how to communicate
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.02,0:04:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with local, state and federal officials.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.01,0:04:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[narrator voice] Because the need for people with
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.04,0:04:17.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intellectual and developmental disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.09,0:04:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to advocate for themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.06,0:04:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not limited by boundaries, Partners programs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.08,0:04:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are being conducted in most states
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.01,0:04:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the U.S., and a number of foreign countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.02,0:04:28.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The individual needs vary, but there are
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.10,0:04:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some common themes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.04,0:04:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The desire for full inclusion often rises to the top.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.01,0:04:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that the tips and the tools that you learn
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.04,0:04:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about advocating for yourself or for others
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.01,0:04:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are great. You can use them for any disability
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.04,0:04:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being a blind person, I come against
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.08,0:04:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things all the time as far as
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.05,0:05:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I can and can't do because
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.02,0:05:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm blind. They don't know what I can and can't do
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.07,0:05:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they don't want to give you a chance.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.07,0:05:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to speak up for yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.04,0:05:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I learned to be more assertive.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.03,0:05:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speak up for myself and sell myself. I have
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.07,0:05:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.01,0:05:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[narrator voice] While many graduates
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.05,0:05:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focus on issues of housing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.01,0:05:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and employment, Doug Hedrick
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.06,0:05:24.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has zeroed in on respect, campaigning
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.07,0:05:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the use of language that sees individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.09,0:05:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with disabilities as people. The father of a son
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.02,0:05:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with autism, Hedrick went before the board of his
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.07,0:05:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local school district and got action.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.04,0:05:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The eight month program gives you a lot of tools in
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.02,0:05:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your toolbelt, and I'm just starting to use
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.09,0:05:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a few of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.06,0:05:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the ones that I've used is being able to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.07,0:05:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speak to school boards and facilitating
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.07,0:05:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a People First language policy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.07,0:05:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What Partners asked me to do, in the course, was
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.02,0:06:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change or create policies, and I saw
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.09,0:06:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an opportunity with my school board in Burke
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.10,0:06:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,County to say, let's use a People First
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.03,0:06:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,language policy let's adopt that.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.01,0:06:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the interesting thing is ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.03,0:06:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is what I've learned in Partners.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.03,0:06:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you explain this to people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.00,0:06:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people generally do the right thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.04,0:06:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People want to facilitate change
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.02,0:06:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it's the right thing, and using a People First
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.05,0:06:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,language policy is just a very good thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.07,0:06:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they adopted this policy last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.06,0:06:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're using it today.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.76,0:06:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male narrator] Others have joined Hedrick
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.81,0:06:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as advocates of people first language
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.13,0:06:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a movement that has been supported
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.27,0:06:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pressed by the North Carolina
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.48,0:06:53.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Council on Developmental Disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.07,0:06:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together with other Partners graduates, Hedrick
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.82,0:06:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has helped push for People First language
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.80,0:06:59.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with webinars, telling supporters how they can
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.22,0:07:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carry the message to their own communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.95,0:07:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are demonstrating leadership in their
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.88,0:07:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,communities, as many Partners graduates do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.72,0:07:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Debra Wilson completed the program
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.05,0:07:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and later was named a member of the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.29,0:07:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,North Carolina Council
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.93,0:07:14.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Developmental Disabilities. She came to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.67,0:07:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Partners when she was struggling to find ways
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.90,0:07:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of opening up workable education pathways
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.84,0:07:21.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for her daughter who has a visual impairment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.99,0:07:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were having difficulties with our Onslow County
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.66,0:07:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,school system where we live, and she was having
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.36,0:07:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to travel about two hours on a weekly basis
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.79,0:07:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to be able to attend school and having
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.66,0:07:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live somewhere besides her home environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.05,0:07:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, someone told me about Partners
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.84,0:07:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked if I thought I would be interested. And I
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.43,0:07:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn't know anything about Partners at the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.96,0:07:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what happened was ultimately learning
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.96,0:07:58.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and being able to meet the people that Partners
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.37,0:08:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughs] It's almost like they pull them out of a hat but
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.92,0:08:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're absolutely fantastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.22,0:08:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those people were able to show us
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.10,0:08:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only knowledge but give us the power,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.69,0:08:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show us power that we actually had, that we
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.69,0:08:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could change and make a difference to bring our
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.73,0:08:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children either home, in our case,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.32,0:08:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or do what needed to be done so that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.28,0:08:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they could get education. In every situation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.24,0:08:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for us, and that's just being parents of our children
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.10,0:08:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.69,0:08:29.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male narrator] One young graduate
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.91,0:08:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the program, self-advocate David Chatterton
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.01,0:08:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feels that the Partners program has been
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.40,0:08:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a great experience, and helped in preparing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.89,0:08:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him for a career.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.02,0:08:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went into Partners because I wanted to meet
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.45,0:08:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new people, but also, I just kind of wanted to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.42,0:08:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make a change in my life and to kind of get
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.04,0:08:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a strong sense of you know not letting people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.34,0:08:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put you down, and what not. It was
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.88,0:08:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overwhelming, just because it goes deeper
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.80,0:09:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the whole disability area.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.05,0:09:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love to educate myself. I love that others educate
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.43,0:09:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me as well. So, going into Partners, you meet a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.05,0:09:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people that share a lot of the same visions as you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.28,0:09:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male narrator] David is now looking to the future
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.90,0:09:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to continue his education, pursue a career
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.16,0:09:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use his advocacy skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.17,0:09:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nurturing leadership and advocacy, and providing
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.63,0:09:27.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the voices of the future for people with
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.87,0:09:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intellectual and developmental disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.29,0:09:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a primary purpose of Partners in Policymaking
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.72,0:09:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Holly Riddle, the executive director of the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.13,0:09:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,North Carolina Council, says it is a strong
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.12,0:09:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supporter and funder of the program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.42,0:09:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many boards, commissions, committees, offices
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.00,0:09:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are staffed or are joined by Partners in Policymaking
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.22,0:09:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,graduates. When people come to Partners, they
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.85,0:09:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the finest leaders that we get application from
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.70,0:10:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when they come out, they can't be beat.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.35,0:10:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has always been the case that it is from individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.74,0:10:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with disabilities and families that innovations come.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.82,0:10:12.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're that close to the life of someone
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.47,0:10:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or when it is your own life, you think on your feet
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.78,0:10:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so many of the ideas that inform the field today
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.65,0:10:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a systems level began in someone's living room
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.52,0:10:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a classroom with an individual, or with a family
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.25,0:10:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many of them Partners in Policymaking graduates.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.88,0:10:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male narrator] There remains a challenging road
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.70,0:10:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ahead for people with intellectual and developmental
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.63,0:10:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disabilities, and the hope for change lies in improving
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.66,0:10:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the policies and systems designed to support
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.19,0:10:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and encourage these individuals and their families.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.38,0:10:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is people, such as the graduates of the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.19,0:10:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Partners in Policymaking program who
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.08,0:10:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will bring about that system change.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.73,0:10:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after Partners, became empowered,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.28,0:11:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and knowledge is power.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.07,0:11:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once that happened, the bitterness,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.13,0:11:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the anger- it left. And now you learn, you know
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.38,0:11:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people are people, and you learn how to deal
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.44,0:11:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with every different person there is in every
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.48,0:11:30.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,situation. And those situations, they need to be
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.75,0:11:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used to help benefit, not only my child
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.95,0:11:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my daughter, but they need to be used
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.68,0:11:40.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to benefit all disabilities, all disabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.23,0:11:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And everything that I can do and everything
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.29,0:11:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've learned is important so that I keep my anger
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.36,0:11:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of it, that it's not about the people
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.47,0:11:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about situations that we need to resolve
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.24,0:11:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we can go about doing those things,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.14,0:12:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, there again, the more knowledge you have
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.24,0:12:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more power you have, which ultimately
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.11,0:12:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can make a change, and that's what it's about.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.05,0:12:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[male narrator] Partners in Policymaking, a program
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.59,0:12:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to educate and to motivate, a program of action
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.00,0:12:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a program for the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.04,0:12:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music]