I was first interested in special education when I got a job working at Fairview in 1975, which at the time was the state institution for children and adults with special needs in Oregon. It was difficult to see them stuck like that. After moving to Los Angeles in 1979, I started working as a special education assistant which I liked very much because I could see the difference I could make in the children’s lives.I worked as an assistant for many years as I completed my college degree for t
