In April, I wrote a blog for Friendship Circle entitled, Hope for the future: Our Children, The Siblings. This blog reflected on the role siblings of people with disabilities play and their potential impact in our communities. I found great joy in writing this as I wasn’t simply typing words on a keyboard for a [...]
Too often, it is not people with different learning styles. In my opinion, this is the biggest issue facing young people with disabilities and their integration into schools, religious organizations and our communities. People have this set idea of what learning should look like and if someone doesn’t fit nicely in this box, then they’re [...]
As 2010 winds down we continue our special needs year in review. Watch four inspiring videos that came out in 2010. If you have any video suggestions for us please share in the comments. Matty B Raps for seven year old sister Matty B is a talented seven year old rapper with several music videos [...]
A Few Months back I Posted an article about Special Needs videos On You Tube. One of those videos is about Jason McElwain a High School kid with a passion for basketball. Although Jason had autism it didnt stop him from participating in varsity sports. And when given a chance he made the most of it. [...]
This article appeared in the Augusta Chronicle Meet Adyson Wise. She’s 2 years old, her favorite color is pink and she loves watching Sesame Street. She frequently laughs for no apparent reason, sings Ring Around the Rosie with gusto and vigorously resists her mother’s efforts to brush her hair. Not far from her home in North Augusta [...]
Matty B is a talented seven year old rapper with several music videos on YouTube each with hundreds of thousands of views. Matty B and his cousin and fellow rapper, Mars, are launching a quest to change the world’s perception of Rap music and inspire people to believe in their dreams. Below is a video [...]
A hard-working supermarket clerk is bagging groceries at the end of the express checkout lane. He’s doing a good job, but an impatient customer checks her watch and starts to criticize. “What Would You Do?” gets reactions to verbal abuse of clerk with special needs. “Hurry up,” the customer harps. “I don’t have all day.” [...]
