Community in Action

Mikelle is in her wheelchair bundled up with a gray blanket at night with the snow falling around her.

Jingle All the Way: Celebrating the Magic of Christmas in Our Special Community

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FLike jingle bells, laughter echoes through this holiday season as we celebrate the magic of Christmas. The Magic of Christmas This year, we decided to mix up the holiday season slightly. For instance, last month, we had a festive “wheelchair party” celebrating Mikelle’s new red wheelchair. The evening was packed with celebration, wine, and festivities, […]

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Holiday Harmony

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Many of you, who came of age in the 1970s like me, remember being inspired by a television commercial. It was a Coca Cola commercial, where a lighted candle appears on the screen, and we see a young, beautiful woman singing, “I’d Like the World to Sing in Perfect Harmony,” the camera pans out. We

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Our Shining Beautiful Community Glimmers this Holiday Season

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While we love our words on Shining Beautiful, it is difficult to string them together in such a way as to capture the camera sees and what are hearts feel during the holiday season. Each year, we have two major events, a holiday party and Mikelle’s birthday party. These celebrations not only connect Mikelle to

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#3 Strategy for Using Old School Ways to Embrace New World Rehabilitation Realities…Community Partnerships

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Once upon a time, communities were closed to people with disabilities. Steps and curbs prohibited people with mobility challenges, like my daughter Mikelle, from accessing transportation, government buildings, entertainment venues and market places. It didn’t stop there. The doors to regular education were closed tight for all, but typical children. Access to housing and employment

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Party Time… Community Time! Leading by Example on Her Bday

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Mikelle throws unforgettable parties, and her 30th birthday party today proved once again her uncanny ability to bring together an unexpected community of people in all different places in life with one common denominator: we are all addicted to hanging out with Mikelle. Mikelle expressed herself with her normally unique style that can’t help but

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