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Friends…The Real Thing. the World Singing in Harmony, at least at Mikelle’s home.

A Home of My Own, Daily Life, Self-Determination, The Pursuit of the American Dream / Jollity

The World is Singing in Perfect Harmony, at least in Mikelle’s home. Tonight, the air not filled with the sharp notes of political banter decrying division, worry, and missteps, but the sound of champagne bubbles of laughter. Mikelle’s delightful joy erupts from her toes and traverses up her curved mountain road spine and punctuates through […]

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Just What is an ABLE Account?

21st Century Rehabiliation Solutions, Self-Determination, The Pursuit of the American Dream / Jollity

So much is hapening in the field of special education and rehabilitiation. We have the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act, which we will talk more about soon. The other significant new breathrough passed by the Congress in …… are ABLE Accounts, which in some ways resemble a college 529 Savings Acccoun.ABLE Like Medicaid programs, each

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Love The Locks You Rock!

Community, Friends, Self-Determination, The Pursuit of the American Dream / Jollity

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Mikelle, like any other woman, often feels the need for change. For her this could be a new purse, a pair of new sneakers, or the urge to dye her hair. When that urge begins to rear its head she is insistent. She will ask anyone and everyone daily

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Couch Crushers

A Home of My Own, Daily Life, Self-Determination, The Pursuit of the American Dream / Jollity

Couch Crushers At the end of April we realized that some changes were going to be forthcoming this spring/summer. Changes in Mikelle’s schedule, her staff, and not least of al, her apartment. First on our list of Things To Do was buy a new couch. This brought a plethora of it’s own problems. First we

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Bracelet Bloom

Self-Determination, Supported Employment, The Pursuit of the American Dream / Jollity

By Katherine Carol and Taylor Mason As the seasons transition from Winter to Spring there is a renewed sense of energy. Energy in the air, in the city, and in Mikelle. With the warmer weather she has been able to be outside more, to spend time in coffee shops and at the park with

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It’s not March Madness, but it is Bracelet Bonanza!

Assistive Technology, Business, Community, Self-Determination, Supported Employment, The Pursuit of the American Dream / Jollity

March Madness does exist at Mikelle’s home, but it is more like madness for making money at her Bracelet Bonanza Party. While many things bring a smile to Mikelle’s face, nothing makes her more confident than gathering the green stuff in her small hand. At the first ever Social Security Beneficiaries Summit, via conference call,

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In Pursuit of the American Dream Part One

A Home of My Own, Daily Life, Decisions, Self-Determination, The Pursuit of the American Dream / Jollity

The tulips have come and gone, replaced by lilacs, trees in full foliage and climbing temperatures. Like the seasons of the year, we have come to know the nature of cycles in Mikelle’s life. It’s that time again; time to reach into the universal void and search for the perfect people to support Mikelle in

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