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disabilities. Her dedication to her students initiatives of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar
made her an advocate for persons with Foundation. I identify with the importance
special needs decades before the Americans of these programs because of my parents,
with Disabilities Act. Constance Dutchess who served others. It is my privilege to honor
drew attention from the media and accolades their service and inclusiveness by advancing
from the Council for Exceptional Children. these causes as President of the CMBF, and
Of course, I was soaking up my mother’s to recognize the importance of mothers BAr foUnDA
wisdom and example on many important and military service members, including
subjects, such as inclusiveness, equal access, my mother and father, during the month
and justice for all. My sister followed my of May when we honor our mothers on
mother’s lead by becoming a teacher too. Now Mother’s Day and our military service
her daughter is a special education teacher, members on Memorial Day.
following her mother into teaching students
with autism. Even after my mother retired
from teaching, she continued to receive and Stephanie Dutchess Trudeau is a Partner
respond to calls from the schools for years, as at Ulmer & Berne LLP specializing in
they asked her to serve as a substitute teacher employment law, handling lawsuits,
or proctor in classes needing her special compliance advice, and claims prevention.
education expertise. She has been a member of the CMBA since tion
Inclusiveness, veterans, equal access, and she joined Ulmer in 1985. She can be
Justice for All are counted among the critical reached at strudeau@ulmer.com.

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