Real Stories
Mark Graham and Sean Hanley (developmental fitness) worked together to create the story of Meatball Man and Hoagie Boy. Book coming April 20th, 2020.
Meatball Man and Hoagie Boy are symbols of the power of friendship and inclusion between those with and without disabilities and the amazing outcomes that can happen from learning from each other. |
Buckingham Green Shopping Ctr.
4950 York Road Holicong, PA 18928 Website: Bake Ability (bakeabilities.com) |
Bake Ability, a savory and sweet specialties bakery, will be serving daily baked goods, baked by individuals with different abilities who will be mentored by professionals.
Unemployment within the intellectual disability community is significantly higher than the national average. Bake Ability affords individuals opportunities to learn a trade, grow and serve the community in the baking industry. These community members are loyal, dedicated, and hard working. This will give them an opportunity to showcase how productive they can be and what an asset they are to any community. After COVID-19 restrictions ease, our space will also serve as a teaching facility to teach the intellectually disabled community cooking skills (days/evenings when the Bakery is not open for business). |
John's Crazy Socks
This is a father son venture, co-founded by a young man named John with Down Syndrome. Five percent of their proceeds go to the Special Olympics. |
Temple Grandin
Mary Temple Grandin is an American professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and autism spokesperson. She is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly share insights from her personal experience of autism. |
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Madeline Stuart
Madeline is a unique 21-year-old model from Brisbane, Australia. Madeline notably, has been dubbed by the press as not only a supermodel, but “the world’s most famous model with Down syndrome”. This incredibly courageous, beautiful, and talented young woman has had astonishing success in the short time she has been modelling, and has captured media attention both in Australia and internationally. As with many people with Down syndrome, Madeline struggled with her weight for a long time, and in early 2015 she decided to get healthy and chase after her dreams which included dance. She lost over 20kg, and is now changing society’s perception of people with disabilities, one photo shoot at a time. |