Our Teaching Artists recently shared this beautiful story of self-determination and success:
Mary is a participant with one of our adult day program partners. She never took much interest in her schedule, allowing others to make decisions for her.
After participating in The Art of Voice and Choice, she now makes more choices for herself, (including the decision to always put Upstream Arts on her calendar!)
Her support staff have better learned how to make space for her interests. And Mary feels more comfortable expressing herself. Not only is she voicing her desires, she's also connecting more with people. One of the program staff was wowed when, after a recent class, she shook his hand, looked him right in the eye, and spoke with him. He'd never interacted with her like that before.
