Unlimited Voices, Vol. 10

UNLIMITED VOICES Reflections and Stories from the Members of Envision Unlimited

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DISABILITY PRIDE

By William C.

Disability Pride Month Kruger/Westtown Community Integration Lewandowski Journalism Club

Believe in yourself. Don't let nobody tell you different, especially if they're telling you wrong. I think disability pride means you can't let nobody do something just because they look a certain way. They may not do a lot, but they can do some.

I showed a participant how to clean and what to use. I have been cleaning for a long time, so I want to show that participant how she should clean and how it's done. If

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somebody does not know how to clean (like they've been on the job for a week), I want to show them how to be thorough.

I think that everybody cleans differently. Everybody don't do

Charles' Entertainment Review

things the same way. I'm proud of myself for the way I do things. Just keep doing what you do best.

PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW: Kruger and Westtown Center Members visit the Koi Pond and Garden with Anne Marie and Darwin

"YEAH!!!" -TERRIL W.

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Koi Fish Outing

By Ruth M.

It was good. We had a picnic! We went to the lake with Aquillia, Charles, Lucy, Marcos, Raul, and other clients. We went to the neighbor's house - Marcos' friend. We went to the other house - Marcos' friend's home. We ate cookies and lemonade.

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ART: THE IMMERSIVE VAN GOGH EXHIBIT

By Ruth and Rosa M. We went to the museum with Graham and John. We saw the store. We saw the yellow flowers. We saw the water. It was all around.

We saw the people.

We went to a restaurant, Popeye's Deli, and then we went to the gasoline station. "I got a drink - a pop, a purple pop," says Rosa. We went to the park. We lied down in the grass.

Graham did meditation with us. And then the PACE came for us.

The Nicest Lady in the World

By Charles A. Jazmin is one of my staff members at Washtenaw. She is a nice woman, a good cook, and a good friend. She took me to McDonald's. She drives good.

She has me take a shower and helps me with the soap and water. She tells me to put the soap on a washcloth. I want to bring her to Big Marsh as a guest to watch me ride the bike. I want to give her a tour of it, of where we're riding the bikes. We do a picnic on the other side of the marsh. There are rocks and a lake down there. I want to invite her and give her flowers for being nice to me. I want to show her the interview I did with Hannah and introduce her to my friends at Westtown.

LEWANDOWSKI JOURNALISM CLUB The members of Lewandowski Center collaborate with local journalist Ruth Lopez to collectively write articles about current events.

WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT DAY? EUNICE’S STORY “Working on my rugs,” said Eunice, when asked to name the things she loves the most. She also likes playing games, like Hangman, at Lewandowski, but she enjoys listening to music on the radio.

“I love Dusties. Old School Music.” Eunice is pretty clear about what isn’t so perfect, and that is too much exercise: “They are doing too much. I don’t mind sometimes. I like going to the park. I don’t mind if you are sitting down but they want you on your feet,” she said.

“Sometimes you don’t feel like doing it.

It is too much. Sometimes your body is going through changes and you can’t do what you used to,” she said. “I try to stay calm.”

“I loved to dance. We used to go to the Palmer House and do dinner dances.”

Her ideal day at the workshop would be listening to music on her phone while she works on her rugs (the one she is working on now is blue, green, and gold) and doing other crafts. “I know when to stop. My fingers get tired. That’s when it's time to take a break. Go for a walk. Those are the things I like doing. And sitting quiet.

Sometimes I paint. Exercising -- that is the only thing I don’t want to do.”

INTERVIEW WITH HANNAH

By Charles A. Hannah interviewed me about the stuff I like. It was on Zoom. It was fun reading it to me, the stuff I like to do. Hannah asked me good questions, like what I like: what wrestlers I like, restaurants, my hobbies, my relatives, what I like to do after work, the staff that I live with. The clients asked me questions. They never lined up to ask me questions. They should have lined up. I didn't understand what they were trying to tell me because they were talking too fast. I said I like ice cream and movies, and I have a sister and cousins. I named some of the movies that I want to put on there, like Transformers, Wonder Woman, Frozen, GI Joe, Columbo, Cadet Kelly, Secret of the Sword, John Cena, Hogan's Heroes, The Rock, Sting, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I was a little nervous. They were asking me about scary movies. I don't like scary movies! They didn't ask me what kind of music I like. My favorite is Bon Jovi's "Bed of Roses." When my cousin got married, I sang it to his wife.

"IN THE WORDS OF THE ROCK, 'FINALLY IT'S COOKING!'" -CHARLES

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FAMOUS LUCY'S RESTAURANT

By Lucy P. Me, Anteneh, and John went to the garden, Monarch Garden. I loved it. My behavior was pretty good. I loved it with Paula. I like to pick out some vegetables. We picked some squash, some onions, and some things like a cucumber - zucchini.

And then we went to Lucy's restaurant. We got a cheeseburger and fries, and we got Sprite. I met this lady at Lucy's who worked there. She said, "Come back again!" They're gonna have spicy chicken, spicy food. I told her I like spicy food. I told her I'm going to bring someone else who wants to come. I told her my name is Lucy. She laughed. I'm gonna invite Graham, the new staff, next time we go to the flower garden. I like going again, try some of their spicy chicken wings. I'm gonna have some lemonade.

CHARLES' ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW CHARLIE'S ANGELS Charlie's Angels is about detectives/former policewomen. I like Jaclyn Smith who plays Kelly Garrett, one of the angels.

Jaclyn Smith played in a Hallmark movie, Random Acts of Christmas. She has a car. I think her car is a Mustang. Cheryl Ladd plays Kris Munroe, another angel. Her car is a Cobra.

It's white. Kate Jackson plays Sabrina Duncan, the other angel. She drives the Ford Pinto. John Cena has a Ford Pinto in his car collection. John Bosley is the boss. He drives a Ford Mustang. I like his clothes, his suits. I like the movies that he was in. John Forsythe is in it too, but you can't see his face.

He plays the boss, Charlie. Farrah Fawcett played Jill Munroe, but she passed away. She was one of the best actresses of all time. She should have been in the Hall of Fame. All her fans are going to miss her.

There are different stars on the show, like Sammy Davis Jr. People thought he was kidnapped, but it was a lookalike. He was one of the greatest dancers of all time. He was from the former Rat Pack. The members of the Rat Pack include Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford.

I like the different vacations they take. They went skiing once. I like the theme music. It was written by Allyn Ferguson and Jack Elliott. I like the different clothes they wear. Their clothes are different. Kelly wears suits, Kris wears jackets, Sabrina wears shirts, and Bosley wears suits. I like the ties Bosley wears.

The angels are the best police officers of all time. They do karate. They do different stunts. Kelly did a motorcycle jump on the ramp. Kris does knife throwing. I like their office. They got couches in there and a fireplace. I like Bosley's desk. It's nice. Bosley talks to his boss Charlie on the speaker. He gets information about the criminals.

Charlie's Angels - that's my name too. Is there two of me?! I give this show 4/5 stars because I like it. I want to say hi to Jaclyn. She's good on that show.