My name is Michkeal and in 2020, I was so depressed, unoptimistic, and unmotivated. COVID was happening, and I was working at a job that made me miserable. Before the year ended, I had been terminated from that job, and I couldn't go back to school because I had too many credit hours. I was stuck. In 2021, I joined St. Louis Arc and it changed my whole life. I joined their Board of Directors as a self-advocate; I became the president of a newly formed program called St. Louis Self Advocate; I got a part-time job with the Boys and Girls of Greater St. Louis, and I was on the committee for Disability Rights Legislative Day in Jefferson City, Missouri. In 2022, I was on a roll—not only was I on the committee, but I was also the emcee of Legislative Day, and I received a proclamation as a token of my dedication. I was awarded as a nominee at the Missouri Mental Health Champions Banquet. I also got a job as a Paraprofessional for the Special School District of St. Louis County that year. Who would've thought that a young black man on the spectrum, with ADD/ADHD and a depressive disorder, would be fulfilling all these things? But I'm not done - I want to accomplish my associate degree so I can transfer to a four-year university to double major in French and Spanish with a minor in African American Studies. After all this, I am so proud of myself. #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride Read more stories about people with disabilities on our stories page ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eaEyeJTq
Congratulations so proud of your accomplishments keep up your hard work.
Congratulations, best wishes and continued success
I’m so proud of you. You are pretty SPECIAL! ❤️🧜♀️
Love hearing success stories--congratulations.
So proud of you! Thank you for all the amazing work you do.
Awesome and BEST Wishes on your continued SUCCESS 👏🙏
Woohoo!!
Congratulations Michkeal!
Way to go, Michkeal! Congratulations! 👏