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Movement To Community Is A 'Quiet Revolution'
December 21, 2005

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA--The following five paragraphs are excerpts from a story in Wednesday's Palo Alto Weekly:

Like many developmentally disabled people, Martel Moore has often been judged by what he can't do. A large tattoo on his left forearm eloquently states his response: "No limit."

"I had a dream about it -- a dream that there's no limit to what I can do," he said.

Since September, Moore has confronted one of the greatest challenges in his life; he is living independently.

Moore is part of a quiet revolution.

"Living on your own isn't easy," Moore said. "It's a challenge to be away from my family's home." But he likes it, he added.

Entire article:
"Out on their own" (Palo Alto Weekly)
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/05/red/1221a.htm

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