The struggle for people with disabilities to live in their homes and not in their nursing homes is a long one. It is a fight that is not yet won, and younger people than ever are part of this fight. Younger people have to be. If we just let the older generation fight, then what happens when they die off or get to tired? Everyone in this civil rights struggle need support. The younger generation has to support the older one, and the older one has to educate the younger one. Sometimes it seems as if the younger generation wants to take reigns too swiftly and sometimes it seems as if the older generation does not want to give up leadership. It's not about power and control for the younger/older generation. It's all about strategy. We want to win. We have to win. It's our lives on the line and we have to ensure that we are able to receive services and supports when and where we want them.
So the question is from all of this, how can I support my younger and older brothers and sisters in this fight?
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