let me tell you something about dale evans you may not know. dale evans was an actress, a songwriter, a mother. she was the wife of roy rogers. they were the king of the cowboys and the queen of the cowgirls. dale evans and roy rogers had a special needs child, among their many children. and back in hollywood, in the 1950's, and late 1940's, there was a cultural condition in this country that was particularly prevalent in hollywood. and that was that people didn't want to see special needs children in public. people didn't want to face the fact that not everyone in this country is born exactly the same. but roy and dale took their special needs child with them everywhere they went. and they were ostracized and they ceased to be invited out into people's homes because they didn't want to see that child. it was a gutsy thing to do. roy rogers and dale evans chaminged the way americans -- changed the way americans viewed special needs children. and now when we see special needs people in our society, it puts a smile on our face. they're so integra