One of the last things Anthony Winston of Wellsville, Ohio told his mother before her passing in 2014 was that he would return to college to finish his education.\xa0
Anthony, who has cerebral palsy, explains it this way: \u201cIt\u2019s basically just a bruise on one of the lobes in your brain. Mine just happens to be on the one that controls your motor skills: walking, running, things of that nature.\u201d
He connected with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) for assistance and connected with Jennifer Strank, OOD Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. \u201cShe was right there for me,\u201d Anthony said.
Anthony graduated from the Ohio Valley College of Technology with a 4.0-grade point average in 2020. Then, in July 2021, he began working at PsyCare Behavioral Healthcare & Counseling in East Liverpool.
\u201cThe only person I am ever in competition with is the person I look at in the mirror at every day, and so my confidence is through the roof now thanks to OOD and what they\u2019ve done for me,\u201d Anthony said.
Transcripts and MP3 files are available at ood.ohio.gov/podcast.
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