"I Learned Like Everyone Else Did"

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Date
2012-01-17
Main contributor
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary
A little over 30 years ago, a doctor told Sharon Hauss to put her infant son in an institution. Sharon’s response, “He’s my son. I couldn’t do it.” Her son, Michael Ely, went on to be fully included in school. Using part of a script he wrote for the theatrical presentation “I Am You,” Michael talks about graduating from high school and college. Michael says, “It would be nice if people would get to know me as a person before they decide what I am capable of doing.” Sharon and Michael were interviewed in 2016.
Subjects
Education; Inclusion; Family
Time period
1980s - 2016
Collection
Indiana Disability History Project
Unit
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
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Notes
"I Learned Like Everyone Else Did" YouTube video, 00:03:59, interview compilation 098-mi by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History"  on December 1, 2017, https://youtu.be/oOY8CSiWpu8.
Other Identifier
Catalog Key: 098-mi

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