Supporting People With Disabilities Presentations
During his early twenties, Michael became fully aware of what being labelled as disabled truly meant and the prohibiting and discriminatory ramifications that came with it. As a 24-year-old man, he became frustrated and impatient with the old traditional self-advocacy practices. That’s when he decided to use entrepreneurialism as an advocating and liberating vehicle to work towards a life of self-determinatio
For 39 years, he has used his unique self-advocate-preneur philosophies, initiatives, and strategies to free himself and move beyond. Society’s old myths, poor attitudes, limiting thoughts, and prohibiting perspective it had towards people with disabilities.
Since becoming a self-advocate-preneur, Michael has used society’s degrading label of disabled as an asset to create opportunities and advantages for gaining meaningful employment, growing financial stability, and building an independently enhanced life.
History Keynote Speeches At Conferences For People With Disabilities.
American Division on Career Development – Mytled Beech, S.C. Association of People Supporting Employment – Winnipeg, MB American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine – San Diego, Ca. Ontario Disability Employment Network – Toronto, Ont. Power of Connection Conference – Atlanta, Ga Canadian Assoc. of People Supporting Employment – Halifax, N.S. American Cerebral Palsy Conference – Hartford, Ct Cerebral Palsy Assoc. of British Columbia – Vancouver, B.C. Missouri APSE Conference – Kansas City, Mo Washington Vocational Services Conference – Seattle, Wa Washington State Self-Determination Conference – Tacoma, Wa Supported Child Development Conference – Richmond, B.C. Able Works – Hamilton, Ont. Contact Conference – Saskatoon, Sask. S.A.R.C. Spring Conference – Saskatoon, Sask. International Day for People with Disabilities, Vancouver, B.C. Community Futures British Columbia – Vancouver, B.C. People First of Louisiana – New Orleans, La Family Support Institute of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Major Awards For Advocating For People With Disabilities.
Since using entrepreneurialism as a strategy and vehicle to advocate for himself. His unique “self-advocate-preneur” initiatives and strategies have been recognized by his peers as a humanitarian leader within the disability and business worlds”.
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy &
Developmental Medicine.
In September 2014, Michael was awarded the prestigious Cathleen Lyle Murray Foundation Award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. This award recognizes outstanding individuals and non-medical professionals who have a positive, productive impact on society. Through their humanitarian efforts and self-advocacy initiatives to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
Top 10 Entrepreneurs With A Disability.
During the summer of 2010, Michael was recognized as one of the top ten entrepreneurs within the Province of British Columbia, Canada, by the B.C. Community Futures Corporation and the Western Diversity Corporation. He was awarded this distinction for his unique way of combining self-advocacy and entrepreneurialism, while increasing the society’sawareness of people with disabilities.
Michael's Signature Presentation
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The Truth About Apples & Pineapples.
The Truth About Apples and Pineapples is a true story that highlights the benefits of fostering and maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment for people with disabilities. It also addresses the drawbacks of pre-judging others based on skin colour, unique speaking accent, physical shape, gender preference, culture, race, religion, and abilities.
In this presentation, support workers who support people with disabilities, parents, and advocates will receive a six-step strategy to help people with disabilities build social inclusion and create a safe, supportive environment where a person – regardless of their abilities or uniquenesses – can thrive.
Don't Be A Self-Advocate, Be A Self-Advocate-Preneur Instead!
Are you helping individuals with disabilities become self-advocates? Michael will introduce his philosophy of being a self-advocate-preneur and why he believes it’s a more effective way of advocating for oneself. Within this presentation, he’ll explain how the self-advocate-preneur mindset works and why it can support individuals in moving beyond barriers and obstacles, which are created both internally in their minds and externally by society. So they can pursue a higher level of personal growth, achieve recognition as an individual, achieve career success, and enjoy a higher quality of life.
Can You Turn A Disability Into An Advantage & Asset?
Can a disability be transformed into an ability, an asset, and an advantage that empowers success in life and the business world? Michael will share his firsthand experiences, unique insights, and hard-earned knowledge on transforming a disability into ability through creative and innovative thinking. In this presentation, Michael will provide practical tips and mindset strategies to help individuals with disabilities challenge prohibitive thoughts and overcome limiting beliefs. He will also offer actionable ideas for seeing adversity as an opportunity to build resilience, uncover hidden talents, acquire new skills, and discover untapped abilities.
Going Beyond But!
Have you ever noticed how a great idea to support a child with special needs is often met with some form of prohibiting or restricting ‘BUT! Drawing on his “Can Do Attitude,” Michael brings first-hand experiences, actionable advice, and proven strategies to help teachers, teacher assistants and their special needs students overcome the limitations of “But.” With his “Infectious Smile,” Michael explains “Why” and provides insights on “How” to empower both your child and yourself by: * Envisioning the future, while living today. * Moving beyond “But” by embracing the possibilities of “What if…”. * Turning today’s adversities into stepping stones for uncovering unlimited possibilities. * Unlocking unforeseen potential through bold and creative thinking. * Developing a “Self-Advocate-Preneur” game plan to get from the here and now to then and later.
Building An Inclusive Community With A Positive Rebels' Mindset.
There are many ways to build an inclusive community, no matter how unique someone is. This presentation shows how a Positive Rebel mindset empowers people with disabilities to become stronger self-leaders and advocates. By adopting this mindset, individuals learn to move beyond limiting thoughts, false conditioning, and fear-driven anxiety – unlocking the confidence andresilience needed to foster social inclusion for themselves and others.
Customizing A Presentation To Meet Your Needs.
Please feel free to contact him by phone – text (250-816-2989) or e-mail (michael@michaelbortolotto.com) to talk and consult with Michael on how he can customize a presentation that fits you and your audience’s requirements and needs.