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 picture of Tony. He is a young white man with medium length, straight brown hair. He wears glasses and has a slightly confused look on his face. Main Index for Tony


Tony Boyd is 18 years old and about to graduate from high school. His primary disability is mental retardation associated with Down's Syndrome. Now that he is almost finished with public school, he and his parents are trying to decide what comes next in his life. The pages below tell the story of how Tony explores his choices.

Page 1: Introduction - Tony describes himself.

Page 2:Tony's mother talks about Tony's life

Page 3:Tony's VR Counsellor, Lillian, describes herself and her job

Page 4:Tony, his mother, and Lillian meet to interview service providers

Page 5: Phone conversation about continuing trouble with the service provider

Page 6: A staffing meeting to choose on Job Placement options

Page 7: Phone conversation about changing service providers

Page 8: A pre-employment meeting about Tony's new job

Page 9: Phone conversation about complaints from the previous service provider

Page 10: Summaries of Job Coaching Progress Reports

Page 11: Letter about beginning 90 day monitoring prior to closure

Page 12: Closing comments from Tony and his mother

Timeline of Tony's Story

 


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The information on this page is fictionalized from a real story.