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Personal Employment Stories

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Vance is passionate about two things: people and sports.

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Weighing 1.9 pounds at birth in 1962, Alan Bittaker was the smallest male in America to survive when he was born during the sixth month of his mother’s pregnancy.

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Donnie always wanted to work.  His desire, channeled through supported employment, created options in which he could choose his goals. 

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“I don’t think people realize what it means to have that gift of freedom for Evan and for me,” Jane muses. 

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Mae is on a journey to live and work in the community. 

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Kyleigh is a high school student preparing for the world of independence. 

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He began attending UGA through the Destination Dawgs full inclusion program. Reflecting their tagline “Life is a journey. Be prepared for the trip..."

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Tracy Rackensperger, Ph.D. lives life to the fullest!  She is a faculty member at the University of Georgia where she teaches undergraduate students.

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