Disabled citizens would benefit from My Farm

Iwas appalled, insulted and mystified by quotes attributed to Mike Renzulli in the Dec. 4 article "My Farm housing plan gains support in U.F."

"Is it wise to locate mentally disabled people next to a middle school?"

Obviously this man has no idea of what he is speaking. Thank you to William Miscoski for setting him straight.

Not only would Upper Freehold be fulfilling a tremendous local need for housing for adults with disabilities who can benefit from a group home setting but, with people like Renzulli around, My Farm is exactly what we need next to the middle school.

Renzulli's comments illustrate the need to educate our society about what people with disabilities can do. What better time to start than when children are learning their responsibility to society?

The article continues with another comment regarding the appropriateness of housing for people with disabilities as satisfying affordable housing intentions. The families of people with disabilities spend an abundance of their financial and time resources caring for their affected family members. Many of the adults with disabilities will not be able to hold jobs that would fully support their needs, particularly those with high medical needs; My Farm gives them the opportunity to contribute to society to the best of their ability.

Certainly people with disabilities need affordable housing as much as or more than others who have far greater personal resources from which to create a living.

Mr. Renzulli, please take the time to visit with some adults with disabilities and see for yourself what their challenges are and what value they can bring to a community. Your ignorant comments show that you have a far greater disability than the future inhabitants of My Farm could ever have.
Rebecca Geck Sullivan
Allentown