ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, fˈeɪ ɹˈoʊt ɐ smˈɔːl ɡɹˈænt pɹəpˈoʊzəl tə ðə ɹᵻhˌæbɪlɪtˈeɪʃən sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl hˈɛlθ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd wˈɛlfɛɹ ˌeɪtʃˌiːdˈʌbəljˌuː dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt.
In early 1976, Fay wrote a small grant proposal to the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the federal Health Education and Welfare (HEW) department.