Meet Maureen
Maureen came to Ability Beyond Disability in 1991 looking for help in learning the skills that would allow her to one day live on her own. At first, the dream of living independently seemed unattainable. However, nine years later that dream came true.
Maureen started her quest for independence in one of our group homes where she received 24 hour staff supervision. While in this setting she began to acquire new skills and progressed quickly. In two short years, Maureen moved from a group home setting to a supported living arrangement where she began problem solving on her own and became more independent with each passing day. She got a job in the community, learned to get around by bus or train and even began volunteering her time at several different charitable organizations.
In the years ahead, Maureen grew closer and closer to realizing that dream of independence. She was grocery shopping and preparing meals, earning a paycheck and budgeting her money, keeping up with her personal care and sharing housekeeping responsibilities with a roommate.
On December 1, 2005 Maureen discharged herself from Ability Beyond Disability’s supported living program. She moved into her very own apartment and began living that life she had always dreamed of. Since that day she has continued to move in a positive direction. She has continued to progress and to learn and to live.
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