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Special Stories book- Book features experiences of kids with disabilities The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that roughly 1 in 7 American children have a developmental disability—over 3 million kids nationwide. Because of that number, one would think that there would be many books prominently featuring youth with disabilities. But according to award-winning […]

Interview with Special Stories author Mike Kelly This interview was conducted by Courtney Williams from Disability Life.   CW— FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BOOK. I READ IT AND ENJOYED IT. YOU HAD ME LAUGHING, CRYING, THINKING—A BUNCH OF EMOTIONS. WELL DONE. MK— Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it. CW— […]

Book about disability empowerment- Teen with Cerebral Palsy in nontraditional job Tall and slender with a wide smile, brown hair, and pale blue eyes, Connor is a movie-star-handsome seventeen-year-old that high school girls his age would typically want to date. Because Connor has Cerebral Palsy, cannot walk, and uses a motorized wheelchair to get around, […]

Book about disability empowerment- 5 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Disabled Teen ONE Get your son or daughter with challenges exposed to their community through a vocational experience when the child is 11, 12 or 13-years-old. This could either be through a job sampling in careers of child’s interests or through volunteer work. […]

Book about disability empowerment- Abe Lincoln was right! Most presidential historians consider Abraham Lincoln to have been America’s greatest president. Of all the values and principles our 16th president believed in, the idea that an individual should work hard was the one he believed in most. For a frontiersman like Lincoln, hard work meant survival, […]

Book about disability empowerment- Sooner to work is better for your teen How old were you when you got your first job? I’m sure it wasn’t when you were twenty or twenty-two or . . . never. You likely got your first job when you were in your early teens. That’s what most of us […]

Book about disability empowerment- 5 Great Jobs for Teens With Disabilities For some reason, much of society has unreasonably low expectations of youth with disabilities along with a propensity to stereotype. In fact, there’s a prevailing and widespread belief—sometimes even in the educational establishment—that youth with disabilities pretty much have four job options if they […]

Book about disability empowerment- Interesting book features with kids learning and attention issues The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that roughly 1 in 7 American children have a developmental disability—over 3 million kids nationwide. Because of that number, one would think that there would be many books prominently featuring youth with disabilities—including […]

Book about disability empowerment- 5 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Disabled Teen ONE: Get your son or daughter with challenges exposed to their community through a vocational experience when the child is 11, 12 or 13-years-old. This could either be through a job sampling in careers of child’s interests or through volunteer work. […]

Special Stories- Teen with Down syndrome and job coach share special moment A seventeen-year-old high school senior with a winning smile and short brown hair that throws off reddish glints, Donald (not his real name) has Down syndrome. He is a young man of few words and, like most guys, keeps his feelings to himself. […]