People Making Progress

People Making Progress (PMP) was started informally in 1987 in response to what we would term today consumer choice. Back then we merely called it one parent, Dorothy F. Miller, in concert with other parents working to secure fulfilling futures for their sons and daughters. Admittedly, PMPs founder was not your typical parent. Dorothy Miller was the adoptive mother of eleven children with disabilities a powerful advocate for ALL persons with disabilities a visionary - whose innovative ideas led the way for services for people with disabilities in the Atlanta area. Focusing on abilities was and continues to be a vital part of who we are. In the 80s as Dorothys children neared graduation from high school, their futures beyond the school years became her driving focus. She wanted her kids to have the opportunity to share their skills and talents in the community, to be a part of the working world, to have pride in their accomplishments and, quite simply, to be happy. Dorothy knew ma...