what is so hard?

...that Beth Abraham social workers can't make simple phone call? Research avenues to increase the quality of resident's lives? There are many young people here besides myself and our lives are not over. Besides occasional trips and movies shown, there's not much to stimulate us. Thankfully, I have a computer to communicate, create and interact with the world. I can listen to whatever music I want and read ebooks. Beth Abraham houses a renowned music therapy department, with the latest mac computers and tons of instruments. However, they have not utilized these tools to make music and audiobooks accessible to the youth population here. I've been working with a blind resident who is seeking more services for the blind. Services like braille training and assistive technology. Unfortunately, because he's in this wonderful institution, he cannot benefit from extensive services like braille training and vocational training. I sat with him and his social worker, and gave him another agency to possibly work with, and brainstorm ways to improve his life while he's here. The social worker said everything to discourage any pursuit of this! He said unfortunately there was nothing he could do as he is here and services would be limited. I suggested that he request a speech to text program from IT so the resident could communicate and express himself. Why hasn't audiobooks been made accessible to him? If he made some goals, would the SW be willing to try other avenues to achieve them? SW was very evasive. Here was the icing on the cake: I asked since he needs to be in the community to receive full services from a blindness program, has he begun the process of looking for an apartment? SW answered that he did not want to give the resident "false hope" and that he had to respect his family's wishes as to where the resident should live. The resident is a grown man and able to make his own decisions. It angered me that as usual, residents here are not encouraged to broaden their horizons but just languish here for the rest of their lives. I will continue to advocate and seek out ways to help others here as long as God gives me strength and wisdom.