Cathy Ludlum’s work focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life. She has had a lifetime of personal experience with disability issues; and has spent over 20 years writing, speaking, and facilitating meetings about disability and community-related topics. Cathy has written many articles and several books; including a manual on hiring support staff (called personal assistants or PCAs), and her most recent, One Candle Power; Seven Principles That Enhance the Lives of People with Disabilities and Their Communities. Cathy has been hiring all of her own support staff and living in a housing cooperative in Manchester, Connecticut since 1992.