My Impression

by Iryna Bilyk-Stanley

I want to describe what impressed me in the USA.

When I come here, the first thing that struck me was the provision of free school buses to children, especially disabled children, who have special buses. Later, I was even more impressed when I saw how much support all people with disabilities have around them. And every day find out and see how the government helps these people, how many programs they provide them. Any place here has everything necessary, including equipment, and conditions to make life easier for these people. Everyone respects them. For example, I think that people with disabilities here do not feel inconvenienced and have the same rights as all other people. They do not feel like a burden to their country and they participate in all spheres of life.

Unfortunately, in my country, people with disabilities are in a difficult situation, although according to the Constitution of Ukraine they have the same rights as all people, but the government does not support them as here.

Author’s Note: Iryna Bilyk-Stanley is a student in Blue Ridge Literacy’s post-advanced level ESOL classes.