Mikelle and I feel compelled to write about life with a disability, not just the challenges but the opportunities, the friendships, the innovations, and the brilliance of our communities in action as we share our everyday life living with a disability. With a little more information, motivation, we hope to share how our life is shining beautiful and maybe help you to shine beautiful, too.
Josh Winkler–The Man to Go To for a Quick Fix
Sometimes the simplest of things can cause the biggest problems. Imagine yourself four wheeling it, casually cruising along the sidewalks of Denver. Okay, maybe if
Part 2, The Sweetest Thing. Using Indiegogo to help a Veteran.
Posted by Adriana Carlson After my brother Colton, lost his legs in Afghanistan, I desperately wanted to help any way I could. My mom flew
Leadership on the Move. Sometimes it is the small things which make a big difference for people with disabilities.
Update This is a re-post from our former Tango Community site. The story is about innovation and leadership and demonstrates the progress people can make
What if You Could—See What We Hear? 21st Century solutions for people who experience hearing loss.
Posted by: Sally Richards Media Marketing Consultant 20/20 Captioning and Reporting SRichards2020@aol.com https://www.2020captioning.com/ Imagine for a moment, the soft sounds from the hum of car,
Think Before You Buy! What You Need to Know before You Get an iPad for your Child with Special Needs
By Brian Simms (Mikelle’s AT Guy!) Colorado Therapy Associates My grandfather always said, “When all else fails…think.” That’s what he told his high school chemistry
Broncos and Boys, Celebrating Friendship Part 2
Well, the Part 2 didn’t go as planned. The Denver Broncos changed the time of training camp from afternoon to morning practice due to the
Bronco’s and Boys, Part 1
It is set. Next week we are heading off to Bronco Training Camp. Ian, Mikelle and me. Last year it was Tim Tebow, this year
Community in Action and Celebration
In a bone-dry park in the middle of Denver, Colorado—friends gathered for a celebration. Cool people came on this hot, record breaking summer day. The
A Safe Harbor in the Stormy World of Special Needs
Posted by Katherine Carol In rural Alabama, along the quiet shores of Lake Martin between the fresh paved two-lane highway and the naked hillside, not
The Most Beautiful Thing..Being a Parent
Posted by Adriana Carlson Pogar Note: Adriana has been a big part of creating our new book, Shining Beautiful. Additionally, Adriana She is a former
Recipe for the Perfect Cherry Pie
By Katherine Carol Take two twenty “somethings” dressed like early summer, one gliding gracefully, looking like a modern Renaissance painting, long, lightly seasoned red hair,
Mile High Drop In—Mile High Magic Mikelle Style
I love a good surprise. Not of the “psycho rips through the shower curtain with a knife” variety. No, no, that’s not my style. My