Meet Vickie. When Vickie set out to achieve greater personal independence, she turned to BDI for guidance. Vickie has struggled to maintain a career and support herself over the years due to her disability as a deaf person and all the challenges that entails. After working through BDI, she was able to seek and secure employment. Vickie has since purchased her own car and moved out of her son’s home and into her own residence…

Two years ago, Jacqueline was out of work, homeless, and battling thyroid cancer. Despite her years of work experience, Jacqueline’s job search was going nowhere. She worried that people were afraid to hire her because of her illness. One day she struck up a conversation with a fellow MARTA rider, and everything changed. Their conversation turned to Jacqueline’s struggle to find employment. The woman on the train was a BDI employee, and she encouraged Jacqueline…