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At Spokane’s Side by Side Ministry, the words “volunteer” and “client” don’t really exist. Instead, people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) and those without such challenges who have come alongside them in friendships have created their own term: Side-by-Siders.

My differences make me who I am. My disabilities have a huge part in who I am. Saying "I am disabled" or "I am dyslexic" feels more right than "I am a person with a disability."