Indiana Disability History

Title

Look What He's Doing Now - Patrick Sandy on Life Enhancement Through Supported Employment

Subject

Employment

Family

Transition

Description

“I remember her having a lot of apprehension,” recalls Patrick Sandy of a meeting with a mother on why her son could succeed in supported employment. When her son was born, physicians told her to put him in an institution and forget about him. Now, Patrick was trying to explain to her why supported employment would be a great thing. He promised the mother her son could return to the workshop if it did not work out. It took a while, but the son found a job. The employer told Patrick, “I don’t know how we did what we do before he was here.”

Patrick was President/CEO of Easterseals Crossroads in Indianapolis when he was interviewed in 2016.

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Date

2016-10-26

Contributor

Patrick Sandy - Interviewee

Jennie Todd - Interviewer

Peggy Holtz - Videographer / Editor

Rights

Relation

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Moving Image

Identifier

039-mi-01

Access Rights

Open to all users

Is Part Of

039-mi

Bibliographic Citation

"Patrick Sandy - 'Look What He's Doing Now'," YouTube video, 00:03:50, from an interview by the Indiana Disability History Project on September 14, 2016, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on October 26, 2016, https://youtu.be/TzRiGNLPWQY