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...
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Special Stories- 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” by Mike...
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Book about kids with disabilities- Teen with multiple disabilities shows his ABILITIES Read the below story about one teen I worked with and let me know how “disabled” you really think he is . . . A sixteen-year-old high school...
Read More 5 TIPS To Help Get Your Disabled Teen A First Job by Mike Kelly It’s not so easy to get jobs for youth with disabilities these days. Because our society had become so impersonalized, most every job seeker today is forced to go online to...
Read More 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”...
Read More 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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