Why Disability Pride Month Hits Differently This Year

Last fall we were delighted to apply for and be accepted to their Team Facilitator Certification program with Atlas Assistance Dogs. In this program, we were trained to work directly with Atlas clients to help them prepare their dogs for service work, including taking and passing a Public Access Test (PAT). I couldn’t have been more excited to participate in the program. What I didn’t realize at the time I applied was that I would soon become much more intimately familiar with disability than I could have imagined when we started this process.