BAF Grant to Help Publish Book

Ability Magazine published this story we told you about this back in May, but it never hurts to highlight this important story another time.

Clay's Bubel Aiken Foundation is helping a 3rd grade class at Lower Nazareth Elementary School in Nazareth, PA publish a book about their friend Mikayla. Titled Our Friend Mikayla, the book features illustrations and stories produced by Mikayla's classmates. Why are her classmates doing this? Mikayla was born with extensive brain damage causing spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, severe mental retardation, seizure disorder, legal blindness, hearing impairment, and numerous other medical conditions. Despite these challenges, Mikayla's classmates have accepted her as one of their own. As one classmate put it- "Having a friend with a disability is cool."

Our Friend Mikayla is a story about friendship, hope and a vision of what the world could be one day.

Read more at Ability Magazine's website.

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