Transcript: Profile: Beth Simon, riding the buses in southern Pennsylvania

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Profile: Beth Simon, riding the buses in southern Pennsylvania

Host: LIANE HANSEN Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM

LIANE HANSEN, host:

Beth Simon rides city buses six days a week. And if they ran on Sundays in her Pennsylvania city, she'd ride then, too. She's not trying to get anywhere. Beth Simon is 42 and has mental retardation. She' s turned the buses into a community all her own, and she's trying to find her place in the world. It's a common challenge, as record numbers of people with retardation move into small group homes or live on their own. NPR's Joseph Shapiro has the story.

JOSEPH SHAPIRO reporting:

Beth Simon's day starts early. It's ...

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