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...
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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...
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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...
Read More 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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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...
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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...
Read More 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...
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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...
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
Read More Special Stories- Special Stories of generosity In the second half of my book—my adventures working in the disabilities field—I talk about how multimillionaire celebrities I reached out to demanded tens of thousands of dollars to briefly appear at...
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Special Stories- Teen with challenges shows her abilities- PART 2 of 2 During my next visit to Charleston the following December, I was once again contracted by Lindsay’s parents to help their daughter with a new project. Her parents...
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