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Emory Webster can talk again â and sheâs got a lot to say.Â
Last month, the Arizona Daily Star and ProPublica reported that Emory, who is 11 and has cerebral palsy, had been waiting more than 18 months for a communication device from the stateâs Division of Developmental Disabilities, or DDD.
The wait was over the day after the story appeared.Â
âMonday morning I had a text from our service coordinator at DDD that miraculously the talker had arrived and it was in their office,â said her mom, Adiba Nelson.Â
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This article was produced in partnership with the Arizona Daily Star, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.
Emory Webster can talk again and she’s got a lot to say.
Last month, the Arizona Daily Star and ProPublica reported that Emory, who is 11 and has cerebral palsy, had been waiting more than 18 months for a communication device from the state’s Division of Developmental Disabilities, or DDD.
The wait was over the day after the story appeared.
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