In the special needs community, we are often faced with disheartening statistics. A couple examples being the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January 2015 report that just 17.3 percent of individuals with disabilities were employed or theNational Center for Learning Disabilities’ survey showing 45 percent of parents reported their children with learning disabilities were bullied in the past year. The list gets grimmer the deeper we dig. One thing is clear, there is an unfortunate lack of opportunities and understanding for people with disabilities in modern society.
