Gracie’s Doggie Delights is operated by an enterprising young woman,Gracie Jagler, who has Down Syndrome and loves dogs. An owner of three rescue miniature schnauzers, Gracie loves to give them treats. These are her dog’s favorites and we hope they will your pet’s favorites too. Why Give Your Dog Freeze Dried Gracie DoggieContinue reading
Category: Self Advocates
Businesses owned by self advocates
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Gracie’s Doggie Delights
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Sweet Heat Jam Co.
Sweet Heat Jam Co. The Jam with Attitude “Nolan Stilwell is the creator of TEXAS SWEET HEAT JAM COMPANY! A hot market innovation comprised of his own homegrown peppers and a twist of fine-tuned culinary expertise. His hot pepper jelly is a result of years of practice and parental attention paid to his talentContinue reading
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Dance Happy Designs
Julia, Liv, and Emily are three friends on a mission to empower others and celebrate differences. Dance Happy is a silkscreen print studio located outside the city of Philadelphia, PA, which produces handcrafted textile products featuring their original patterns. From hand-cutting patterns to printing fabric to sewing products, everything at Dance Happy is doneContinue reading
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Collettey’s Cookies
Changing the world one cookie at a time Collette, a young woman born in 1990 with Down Syndrome, has been creating her own recipe for cookies for fun! Collette was determined to open her own business and try to earn a living on her own. Collette, a very tenacious young woman, despite any disability, wasContinue reading
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Matthew’s Bonfire BBQ
With an instinctive love of cooking since childhood and training at the award-winning Haywood Smokehouse in North Carolina during college, Chef Matthew Hessburg was inspired to launch his first line of barbecue sauces – Carolina Gold and Blueberry Chipotle. “Matthew lives without limitations, without boundaries, without biases. Having Down Syndrome is just one aspect ofContinue reading
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Sparkles By Maxine
“Fabulous headbands and hair clips” Maxine is a talented artist and entrepreneur with Down syndrome. Maxine creates beautiful headbands by hand, putting love and her signature #Sparkles into every piece. Each artisan headband is a one-of-a-kind statement piece, and by purchasing from Maxine, you make a statement, too. Continue reading
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Seanese – Sean McElwee of Born This Way
Sean McElwee is living his dreams and now you can have a piece of the fun with items from I'm starting my own business. It's called "Seanese" because I speak my own language. It's shirts, hats, bags and mugs with the things I say on them. The website will be done soon so I'll letContinue reading
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John Tucker – Rap Artist / Actor
John Tucker is an actor on an Emmy Award winning television show, and a rap artist with his own CD! His accomplishments are groundbreaking to say the least! You can get his CD “J.T. – The Project” on his website and his latest single “Wherever I Go” on iTunes. Watch him onContinue reading
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Poppin Joe’s™ Gourmet Kettle Korn
“Old-fashioned, homemade gourmet Kettle Korn with amazing flavors that are always fresh, always tasty, always satisfying.” Mission: To provide Joe, a young adult with DS-ASD, the opportunity to operate and manage his own business and encourage others to be hard-working and proactive with their talents and abilities. In May, 2016, Joe testifiedContinue reading
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Oliver Hellowell Photography
Oliver Hellowell on BBC’s “The One Show” from James Postlethwaite on Vimeo. Oliver started taking photographs when he was just 11 years old. His career began with his desire to follow in his step-father’s shoes. His success however, is attributed to his “‘eye’ for a picture” and an innate ability that is all his own. ReadContinue reading