I realize that we have to give names to things, but I’m not sure that “disability” or “disabled” should be used to describe human beings. Read the below story about one teen I worked with and let me know how...
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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 conducted research, made some calls, and drafted a heartfelt letter to send to Mr...
Read More 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 after bringing the fight to the ground. Karate practitioners, kickboxers, tae...
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PART 2 of 2 During my next visit to Charleston the following December, I was once again hired by Lindsay’s parents to help their daughter with a new project. Her parents reported that she was still working well with Carly at The...
Read More PART 1 of 2 Due to the flexibility of my job and my wife’s work—combined with our desire to travel and embark upon new adventures—I was able to build a small caseload of students in Charleston, South Carolina each winter. During my work in...
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This article originally appeared on Disabled World’s website: https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/special-stories.php Over the last fifteen years, award-winning transition educator Mike Kelly has worked with hundreds of...
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Below read what some notable people, papers and organizations are saying about “Special Stories…” “In life you meet a lot of very interesting people. Some are takers and others are givers. Mike Kelly is a giver and he...
Read More While there are a great many people out in the business world who will bend over backward to accommodate my students at work, I’ve come to find out there are even more that won’t. These folks always seem to watch my students more...
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For some reason, society has unreasonably low expectations of youth with disabilities and a propensity to stereotype. In fact, there’s a prevailing and widespread belief that youth with disabilities have three career options: 1) Bag...
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This two-part interview was conducted by Courtney Williams from Disability Life. Part One is below. PART ONE CW— I’M HERE WITH MIKE KELLY, AUTHOR OF SPECIAL STORIES. FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BOOK. I READ IT AND ENJOYED IT. YOU HAD...
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are almost seventy million people living with a disability in the United States—nearly 1 in 5 people. Because of that high number, one would think that many books would prominently feature people with...
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While at dinner with a group of friends one evening, enjoying a light and convivial conversation, 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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