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Janice Schakowsky: “Do you think you have would have been successful in securing Tim's right to stay in the community if the Disability…”

On the recordJune 15, 2015
Do you think you have would have been successful in securing Tim's right to stay in the community if the Disability Right Center of Kansas had not been allowed to advocate on his behalf?
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky questions the effectiveness of advocacy for a mentally ill individual.

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