Freedom: abused 2. Alice shouts obscenities out the car window or when people pass by her house and she is sitting on her porch. Her support staff sees this as an expression of free speech.

 

 

Points to Ponder:

• How is this story an example of the abuse of freedom?
• What kinds of support do you think Alice might need to be able to improve in this area?
• What would you say to Alice and her support person to help them think differently about freedom?

 

Now it's your turn!

Think about someone you know and a time they abused their freedom. Write a few sentences about it and to send it to us. We'll post your story below. The more stories we can collect, the more all of us will understand about how self-determination happens in real-time.