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Finding trusted local support should feel a little easier. 🤝The September Preferred Partners directory brings together b...
09/18/2026

Finding trusted local support should feel a little easier. 🤝

The September Preferred Partners directory brings together businesses and organizations serving the Indy disability community across areas including therapy, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, home care, adaptive equipment, financial planning, recreation, and more. 💼

These partners help make Uniquely You possible while providing resources families may need throughout different seasons of life. 💜

Keep this month’s directory close, explore the organizations serving our community, and support the businesses helping us celebrate, connect, and make an impact. 🙌

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Sometimes self-advocacy begins with a simple conversation. 💜For Coleson Henry, learning to speak openly about being lega...
09/16/2026

Sometimes self-advocacy begins with a simple conversation. 💜

For Coleson Henry, learning to speak openly about being legally blind did not happen overnight. His parents encouraged him to explain his visual limitations rather than struggle silently. The more he practiced, the more natural those conversations became. 💫

“A self-advocate is someone who speaks up for themselves, their needs, and their interests,” Coleson explains. 💬

That willingness to communicate has helped teachers, employers, coworkers, and friends understand how to support him and recognize his strengths. His story offers an important reminder for anyone finding their own voice. Knowing what helps you succeed is valuable, and confidence grows with practice. 🙌

Read Colson’s story in the September issue. 📖

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At Together Employability Aims for More, preparing for employment goes deeper than learning how to complete a specific j...
09/14/2026

At Together Employability Aims for More, preparing for employment goes deeper than learning how to complete a specific job. 💪

Learners work on executive functioning skills that can support both employment and everyday independence, including problem-solving, planning, adapting to change, working memory, self-control, and managing multiple tasks. 💰

Those skills move from lessons into real-life practice through TEAM’s coffee shop, where participants can experience a working environment while building confidence. 🙌

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Talent should determine how far an athlete can go, not their ability to fund the journey. 💪The USA Deaf Sports Federatio...
09/12/2026

Talent should determine how far an athlete can go, not their ability to fund the journey. 💪

The USA Deaf Sports Federation supports athlete development, training, international competition, and Team USA’s participation in the Deaflympics. Yet funding remains one of its greatest challenges. 💜

“Our athletes spend a great deal of time raising the funds necessary to compete in these games,” USADSF president John Skjeveland explains. 💬

Many athletes must raise between $5,000 and $10,000 simply to participate, in addition to training, equipment, and travel expenses. 💰

Behind every competition are athletes who have already put in the work. Community support can help make sure financial barriers do not keep them from representing our country. 🙌

Learn more about America’s Deaf athletes and the organization working to support their future. 📖

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After a stroke created significant mobility limitations, “David” had not been fishing in more than a year. 🐟Superior Van...
09/11/2026

After a stroke created significant mobility limitations, “David” had not been fishing in more than a year. 🐟

Superior Van and Mobility listened to both his physical needs and what mattered most to him, helping make driving possible again with adaptive equipment and hand controls. 🤝

Six months later, David sent the team a photo from the river with his sons and a simple message: “First trip back. Thank you.” 💬

Accessible transportation can do more than help someone get somewhere; it can help them reconnect with independence, family, and the parts of life they love. 💜

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What does adaptive s*xuality education really mean? 🤔 It goes far beyond s*x and dating, including body awareness, auton...
09/09/2026

What does adaptive s*xuality education really mean? 🤔

It goes far beyond s*x and dating, including body awareness, autonomy, consent, healthy boundaries, privacy, puberty, decision-making, and connection. 💫

Marissa Pangle, MA, CSE, explains that adaptive education changes how information is taught so it is accessible and meaningful to each learner. 📚

“We cannot assume that what we cannot observe does not exist.” 💬

People of all abilities deserve education that supports safety, autonomy, and healthy development, so read this month’s Authentically You column and explore what meaningful access can look like. 🌿

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Being legally blind is part of Coleson Henry’s story. It does not define the whole story. 💜“I’ve never really been asham...
09/07/2026

Being legally blind is part of Coleson Henry’s story. It does not define the whole story. 💜

“I’ve never really been ashamed of it,” he says. “It’s just a feature that comes with being Coleson.” 💬

With confidence, humor, and a willingness to communicate what he needs, Coleson is showing what authentic self-advocacy can look like. 💪

Meet our September cover story. 👋

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Meaningful employment begins with meaningful opportunity. 🤝Together Employability Aims for More, known as TEAM, works wi...
09/05/2026

Meaningful employment begins with meaningful opportunity. 🤝

Together Employability Aims for More, known as TEAM, works with teens and young adults of varying ages and abilities to develop employable skills and pursue long-term employment. 💼

Through individualized learning and hands-on practice, TEAM is creating pathways toward greater confidence and independence. 🙌

Their goal is right in their message: “Rise and shine to new possibilities!” ☕

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There is a Team USA story that more people deserve to know. 🇺🇸Deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes from the United States h...
09/04/2026

There is a Team USA story that more people deserve to know. 🇺🇸

Deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes from the United States have competed internationally for more than a century, and the U.S. has earned more than 1,000 Deaflympics medals. 🎖️

Their achievements deserve to be seen, celebrated, and supported. 🎉

Discover the remarkable legacy of Deaf sports in Champions Unheard. 📖

https://issuu.com/specialneedslivingindy/docs/_uniquely_you_indy_september_2026_digital_issue_/22

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