​Tammy Lynn was a person with Intellectually and Developmental Disabilities who tragically died at the age of 49 as a result of the lack of advocacy often experienced by persons with IDD. The chain of events which led to her death began with an incident of inadequate care at the group home where Tammy resided. One day, at her day program, Tammy was supposed to join her peers for an outing. She was kept back due to persistent coughing, and the staff were to pick her up and take her to the doctor. However, when they returned later that afternoon, Tammy was still at the day program. She rode the van home as usual but didn't return to the program for many days. Calls to her home went unanswered until the house staff finally informed that she had been in the hospital for five days.