Chauncy Rucker

It was sort of a miracle that I was in Hartford for the UCC (United Church of Christ) 50th Synod. However, I had mainly come to hear Barack Obama address the crown of 10,000 or more, so that wasn’t really a miracle. The miracle was that after his speech my wife and I ran into David Clark, who many of you remember. David was working at a booth on the vendor floor.

I met David at computer camp in the late 1980's when he was a high school student. He participated in the Daedalus Project funded by the State Department of Education. The success on computers of this group of youngsters, many with cerebral palsy, marked my start in assistive technology. In fact, for many years David claimed credit for me being known in the assistive technology community.

Seeing David again in Hartford was quite a thrill. He is now in his mid thirties, employed by the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston as their database developer. He is also Clerk of Council for the Old South Church in Boston, and was a delegate at the Synod. He seemed to be something of a celebrity in the Synod and gave a reading on the stage to start the final worship service. Quite a thrill for me and the crowd of several thousand.

Then it was out the back door for David to meet his ride to the bus for the journey back to Boston. As he rode away I thought how good it was to see him again and how fortunate I am to know him!

© 2007ConnSENSE Bulletin