Special Stories book- Spotlight on Idaho Authors FROM THE IDAHO STATESMAN (www.idahostatesman.com) SPOTLIGHT ON IDAHO AUTHORS “Special Stories: Short Stories on Youth with Disabilities and My Adventures Working in the Disabilities Field”...
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Special Stories book- New book shares the 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...
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Special Stories book- Interview with author Mike Kelly- PART 2 This two-part interview was conducted by Courtney Williams from Disability Life. Part Two is below. PART TWO CW— SPEAKING OF SALES, HOW ARE BOOK SALES GOING? MK— I’m nowhere...
Read More This two-part interview of Special Stories author Mike Kelly was conducted by Courtney Williams from Disability Life. Part One is below. PART ONE CW— FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BOOK. I READ IT AND ENJOYED IT. YOU HAD ME LAUGHING, CRYING...
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From the disability memoir Special Stories… A few years ago I was wandering around a large chain bookstore, looking for books that told the stories of individuals with disabilities. Since I was working with kids with disabilities for a...
Read More From the disability memoir Special Stories… While at dinner with a group of friends one evening, a buddy of mine began prattling on about how hard his job was as a pharmaceutical salesman for a multibillion dollar global drug company. He...
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Legend Royce Gracie headlines fundraiser benefiting individuals with disabilities PART 2 OF 2 I’d built momentum from the last charity event I created, organized, raised funds for, and promoted. Now I needed to replicate its success. I...
Read More Royce Gracie headlines fundraiser benefiting individuals with disabilities. PART 1 OF 2 For many years people have debated which fighting style is superior. Boxers argued they would knock out wrestlers. Wrestlers claimed they’d defeat boxers...
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We’ve all seen the news stories on TV of famous professional athletes committing crimes or demonstrating other reprehensible behavior. We’ve also read about multi-millionaire professional athletes charging their fans $50 or $100 to...
Read More Special Stories book about disabilities. 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...
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Book about disabilities- Over the last fifteen years, award-winning transition educator Mike Kelly has worked with hundreds of young adults with a wide range of disabilities living across the country. During that time he has served as an...
Read More Book about disabilities- Stereotyping hurts For some reason, society has unreasonably low expectations of youth with disabilities along with a propensity to stereotype. In fact, there’s a prevailing and widespread belief that youth with...
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