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Judy Owen A Great Friend Starts A New Business

Judy Owen – Entrepreneur, Advocate and Friend

Judy Owen has bee a good friend for a number of years now.  Her dedication and passion for helping the disabled is without limit.  She goes well beyond what you would expect from a parent advocate.  Judy truly believes in helping all disabled not just her child.

She has taken a giant leap of faith and started her own business. You can find information on Opportunity Works, Inc. a staffing company that focuses on placing people with disabilities.  She is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Judy also is a contributor to the Forbes blog.  Check her out.

I hope she inspires others to take a chance.  Remember we need to keep squeaking those wheels.

Autism Kick Boxing Event

www.autismkick.com

Think Autism is trying to set a Guinness World Record™.  The date is October 1st at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.

They will be assembling or attempting to assemble over over 2,336 kickboxers.  That is the current record set in 2009.

Tae Bo Fitness® creator Billy Blanks® will be putting the event together.  Of course they will be raising funds for and promoting awareness of autism.

Register online. 

This will be a fun time and a good way to show support for the autism community.

Remember the squeaky wheelchair can kick some butt.

Who is TJ Moon?

Guest Blog by Gene Belden.

One of my new friends here in town (Ocala) is a businessman named TJ Moon. He not only has the ability to create dynamic web sites, he also has the personality to make me smile and enjoy his company when we meet.

You may think that this is nothing exceptional or unusual. But I think that it is. You see TJ is confined to a wheelchair and has a tough time negotiating stairs and streets with hills.

Sometimes when we are out and about town, I gladly help him up and down the stairs that everyone else negotiates with ease. Once TJ said to me that he was “disabled”. I didn’t respond at the time, but as I began to know TJ better, I think that he is very “abled”.

The stairways of life or the city are not holding him back. His drive and will are what keep him moving forward both in his personal life and his business.

It has been my pleasure and humor to meet TJ and become his friend. He has inspired me to become a better person, and strive for excellence in my own business. Thanks, TJ.

Welcome to The Squeaky Wheelchair!

Thomas and his dad Howard are team bloggers and speakers on disability issues.  Thomas is a self-advocate and Howard advocates from the prospective or a parent.

They have a different, real world look at disabilities, what it is like to be disabled, what it is like to live with a disability, what it is like to raise a child with a disability.

They are both outspoken advocates who are not afraid to speak their mind and take a stand that is not always popular.