Sep 1, 2020 | Many Lives Many Choices
Melissa Lopez has two passions: politics and disability rights. The flexibility of self-direction has enabled her to pursue them both. Melissa sustained an incomplete spinal cord injury in 2002 at age 15. Despite severe physical challenges, she...
Sep 1, 2020 | Many Lives Many Choices
Melissa Silverman resides in Owings Mills, MD. She graduated from Franklin High School in 2001 with a full academic diploma from the state of Maryland. She was awarded the Student Advocate of the Year from the Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities and a merit...
Sep 1, 2020 | Many Lives Many Choices
Rob Stone graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 2018. He takes Challenge Classes in music and art at Montgomery College. Rob writes poetry and uses his AAC device to do abstract painting with his eyes; you can see these on his website. He’s read from his work...
Sep 1, 2020 | Many Lives Many Choices
Albin “Al” Wopat has severe autism. He is also an emerging self-advocate. Al transitioned into self-direction from the Tangram school at age 21 in 2016 when the Wopats’ chosen agency provider was unable to admit him. Self-direction was not the first...
Sep 1, 2020 | Many Lives Many Choices
Patti is the proud mother of three adult children, Emma, Adam, and the late Ethan Saylor. She is the owner of Health Link LLC, a business providing Nursing Consultation and Nursing Case Management and Delegation services both to independent schools and individuals...
