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Erin Lefevre

Documentary photographer and teacher
   
Nurtured with Love
Location: Astoria, New York
Nationality: American
Biography: Erin Lefevre is a documentary photographer from New York City whose work focuses on under-reported social issues. Erin studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her Associate Degree in Photography. She then transferred to... MORE
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Nurtured with Love
Copyright Erin Lefevre 2024
Date of Work Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
Updated Feb 2022
Location Eldon
Topics Disability, Documentary, Essays, Family, Happiness, Hope, Parenting & Family, Photography, Photojournalism, Spotlight, Youth
Maxwell Vernon is a 14-year-old freshman at Eldon High School who lives with celiac disease and Down syndrome. Out of the 1,875 students in the Eldon school district, 200 students receive special education services. Eldon’s Director of Special Education services Aaron Berendzen says the school’s goal is to provide each special needs student with the “typical school experience” and to help make them “independent and employable.” When Maxwell is not receiving individualized education at school, he works at the Maple Street Café, which is owned by his parents Trish and Chuck. Throughout my time with Maxwell, I witnessed the unconditional love that is the foundation of the Vernon family. Having a child with special needs impacts not only the child, but also the lives of everyone in the family. Through the support of the Eldon community and the unwavering dedication of his parents, Maxwell has become a confident, thoughtful, and happy teenager. He proves that a disability is a part of a person’s identity but it does not define who they are.

This story received the "Spirit of the Workshop" award. 
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