Posts Tagged ‘born just right’
Biodegradable Glitter Partnership for Born Just Right
It is so exciting to bring Born Just Right into new partnerships and our latest is super shiny. Ever since Jordan invented Project Unicorn, we’ve heard the concerns about the pollution caused by glitter. I started researching on biodegradable options. There are a couple of companies working on environmentally-friendly products but there’s only one that…
Read More +A New Born Just Right Partner
As our nonprofit grows up, we are reaching out to companies that make an impact on our work. Ever since Jordan started working on Project Unicorn, she’s enjoyed using fun colors and looks to print out Project Unicorn and other concepts that are up her sleeve. Her design partner and Born Just Right’s design director,…
Read More +10 Reasons To Help Grow Born Just Right
We are TEN days away from Jordan’s birthday on December 29th. Every year, she donates her allowance to a nonprofit. Instead of gifts, she asks for donations to a nonprofit. Most years, she has asked for support to send more kids to Camp No Limits. This year, she’s trying something different as she helps launch…
Read More +A Whirlwind of Activities + New Events
Travel, work, school, activities, friends, and family… That’s how we are filling our time. We are trying to continue building Born Just Right while also trying to keep up with the many things life is handing us. None of these are bad things! We’re thrilled to have a chance to grow awareness about Born Just…
Read More +Sharing a Design Story with #AIGAdesign
This morning, Jordan has a chance to tell her story of creating Project Unicorn and learning how design can enhance her life and the lives of many other kids. She and I are attending the national AIGA Design Conference in Minneapolis. She is giving a presentation during a symposium called The Impact of Inclusion. Jordan…
Read More +Meeting a Born Just Right Hallmark Master Artist
Art and design can be seen and accomplished in so many ways. When you add in a physical difference, it gives more perspective and it doesn’t have to prevent you from doing your best. It might actually mean you do it even better! That’s what we’ve learned in our years of knowing Tammy Haddix. She’s…
Read More +Find Jordan in American Girl Magazine
After years and years of enjoying her American Girl dolls, American Girl books and leading a huge campaign on Change.org to encourage American Girl to consider adding limb difference options to its Truly Me doll line, Jordan is now in the September/October 2017 magazine. A while back this summer, Jordan had a chance to tell…
Read More +Born Just Right Pitches SXSW 2018
The last time I talked about disability on a panel at South by Southwest (better known at SXSW) was back in 2012. It was a fabulous conversation that helped me see how technology might be used to help bridge the information gaps between the many different disability communities. As I’ve grown with Jordan, we’ve seen…
Read More +Microsoft’s Xbox Prosthetic Avatars Need Better Game Settings
This week is huge in the video game world. The E3 Expo is underway and I’ve had a chance to watch it closely because Jordan’s brother, Cameron, is an avid gamer who loves to follow the industry. He has stepped away from the Xbox and invested in a PS4 so we aren’t able to enjoy…
Read More +Watch Jordan’s TEDx Talk
After a long wait, we can finally share the video fo Jordan’s TEDx Talk during TEDxCoMo. She wishes you could hear more of the audience chuckles but either way, I’m proud of her for speaking on a big stage in front of a lot of people. She had a chance to speak her mind and…
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