Arthur Boorman was a disabled veteran of the Gulf War for 15 years, and was told by his doctors that he would never be able to walk on his own, ever again. His story is proof, that we cannot place limits on what we are capable of doing, because we often do not know our [...]
A few months ago we shared Liliya’s Story with you. In short, Liliya Bromberg is a 21 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy. Liliya lives in a small one-bedroom apartment with her parents. As any young woman would want, Liliya desperately needs friends and independence. Providing Friendships For years Friendship Circle had been providing friends for individuals [...]
Lee Ridley is a unique talent. He is a stand up comic with no voice. That’s right he can’t talk. So how does he perform? Watch this video below to see how Lee otherwise known as Lost Voice Guy works the crowd (can’t see the video? click here). As you saw in the video Lee has [...]
When travelling by plane, a good part of your trip is spent at airports. In fact, on many trips you spend more time at an airport than you do flying. When traveling with a child who has special needs every step you take needs to be very carefully planned. In previous posts of the Special Needs [...]
It’s been a whirlwind month of Autism Awareness. The media and blogosphere released story after story and post after post. If you still haven’t heard about autism then you must be an ostrich! To recap Autism Awareness Month we went through a whole months worth of blog posts and stories and bring you 52 of [...]
AMBUCS is one of our gracious sponsors of the Great Bike Giveaway In 1919 William L. White had a dream to begin a national service organization for young business and professional men. The organization was called the American Business Club and in 1961 it was shortened to AMBUCS. 93 years later William Whites vision has [...]
A family is hoping for a quiet, casual lunch outing at a local restaurant, not such an easy task when one of their children has autism. This is the scene set by ABC’s What would you do?. ABC brings in an actor who simulates a boy who has autism and the cameras wait to see [...]
Many children with special needs require an adaptive bike to enjoy the freedom and fun of bike riding. Unfortunately many parents are unable to afford an adaptive bike. Here is your chance to win a free adaptive bike! Friendship Circle of Michigan has partnered with adaptive bicycle companies to give 18 children with special needs [...]
This time of year is generally a very active one for parents of a special needs child and special education teachers. Many IEP meetings are held in March and April. We have heard a number of horror stories from parents about their IEP meetings. Now we would love to hear your IEP experiences: Please take [...]
Passover is just two days away and the number one question on eveyone’s lips is: What are your Passover plans? For most the answer to that question will be replies of who they have invited to their seder, who they will be visiting on Passover, whats on the menu and so on. For a family [...]
