Rural Barriers: Rights of Disabled Often Get Short Shrift
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › October 24, 2004
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When Sandy Nielson's 5-year-old daughter was shot through the neck in a hunting accident, it was the beginning of a long struggle for the Delta woman.
It was more than a bullet rendering Jamie Moore with quadriplegia, zapping all movement in her limbs with the exception of her right wrist.See the full content of this document
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Rural Barriers: Rights of Disabled Often Get Short Shrift
It was more than being a farmer's wife with seven other children at home to look after.
The struggle was entrenched in geography, with distance and isolation serving as the barrier to services her daughter so desperately needed."The challenges are great in the rural areas," Nielson said. "As hard as it is for a person with a disability in the urban area, it is many ti...See the full content of this document
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