Back in 1990 I started working for the Association for Retarded Citizens.  I worked in a sheltered day center and drove the van transporting clients to and from the day center to their homes.  Vincent was the first person I worked with  to whom I felt a real connection.  He was also the first person with a disability whose portrait I took.   I really enjoyed working with Vincent and knowing him meant a lot to me.  I knew that I was leaving this job soon to move out of state.  So one day I brought my camera with me on my van route.  Vincent was the last person I was dropping off that day.  He was living in the state psychiatric hospital in the medical wing because of his severe health problems.  I asked Vincent if I could take his picture, and he seemed really happy to pose for me.  I took this picture right before I dropped him off.  Knowing him and working at ARC were such positive experiences that I worked in the field of Developmental Disabilities for the next five years.

November 29,  2000

 
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