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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel bad for the kids. The parents sound like losers who mooch the system that was intended to help those in real need.[/quote]

One of the parents has Down syndrome.  If people with Down syndrome don't meet the criteria of people with disabilities, for whom the system was intended, I'm not sure who does. [/quote]

Well, but she seems to be a pretty high level DS person if she functions like a 14 year old she could probably work a menial job for money. That would actually pay more than a disability check.[/quote]
The summer I was 14, I worked at the library (where the age minimum was 14), putting books back on the shelves. It wasn't that mentally taxing.

Also, the year I worked at the government, we had a mentally challenged woman doing mundane tasks. She lived in a halfway home, and took a shuttle to and from work. She was definitely functioning below the level of a 14-year-old - I'd estimate her mental age as around 8. She was pleasant to have around, and as long as you kept things simple (ONE task at a time), she did fine. It's a much better arrangement for her self-esteem to be working.[/quote]

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