Beth Myers - "They Did Me Wrong"

Beth Myers - "They Did Me Wrong"

Institutions

"They was mean to me. And I'm glad I'm not in an institution no more.” Beth was sent to an Indiana institution when she was young. She didn’t have the opportunity to go to school but states she learned to write and do math. After leaving Muscatatuck State Developmental Center, Beth also spent part of her life at Madison State Hospital. Beth is happy she doesn’t live in an institution anymore. Today, she lives in a house with roommates and enjoys spending time at Stone Belt Arc in Bloomington during the day. Beth says of the staff, “They don't treat me mean. They're good. I care about all of them.” Beth was interviewed in 2019.

Indiana Disability History Project

Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

2019-12-13

Beth Myers - interviewee

Jane Harlan-Simmons - interviewer

Peggy Holtz- videographer/editor

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" Beth Myers - They Did Me Wrong," YouTube video, 00:03:44, from an interview by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on February 01, 2021, https://youtu.be/zQ4fW4TwDBg

Indiana, Jefferson County, Madison

Indiana, Monroe County, Bloomington

Indiana, Jennings County

1950s - 2019