Testimonials and Photos

Testimonials and Photos

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PO Box 284
Amery, WI 54001

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WyPec -Wyoming Para-Educators Consortium, Gillette, WY
Sept. 15, 2009
Dear Ben,
Thank you for presenting at WyPEC's Sixth Annual Paraeducator Conference. Your contribution was very helpful in making the 2009 conference a success. Enclosed ( below) is the evaluation scores and comments in reference to your session.

Sincerely, Ellen Nelson , President Wyoming Paraeducators Consortium

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Ben Anderson- 61 surveys

Enthusiastic, dynamic & stimulating-Outstanding 56%, Excellent 31%, Good 13%
Able to communicate points-              Outstanding 41 %, Excellent 43%, Good 16%
Appropriate for session's objectives-Outstanding 61%, Excellent 31%, Good 5%
Well organized-                                   Outstanding 56%, Excellent 33%, Good 10%
Overall rating of presentation-           Outstanding 51%, Excellent 24%, Good 10%

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November 6, 2009

Ben,

I was in one of the Diversity Management classes that you spoke to at UW-Stout on Tuesday, November 3.  You are a very influential man and told a wonderful story.  I now believe that every person has a disability, after your presentation I thought about it and I recognized mine. Thank you for coming to our class and speaking to us!--Sincerely, Jennifer S.

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October 6, 2004

"We thoroughly enjoyed your presentation, Ben, here at Lockheed Martin this afternoon. The Diversity Council of Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems in Eagan, MN, of which I am the Chairman, really wanted a dynamic and interesting keynote speaker to help us kick-off October Disability Awareness Month, and you certainly filled the bill. Your ability to lighten the audience with your self-deprecating humor and insights on seeing the workplace from the eyes of someone with a disability allowed the audience to really grasp some of the main issues people with disabilities deal with on a daily basis and to empathize with them. I feel it was very worthwhile for our employees to be able to ask questions of you directly and to appreciate your perspective of living in a world and workplace of varying levels of accommodations. Your discussions opened many eyes and I m sure will go far in changing the attitudes of many of our employees toward those co-workers with disabilities. Thanks so much for adding so positively to our working environment! You re doing a great service for all of us."

--Gary Moore
Chairman, Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems Diversity Council
Eagan, MN

Dear Mr. Anderson, (Ben)
Thank you so much for coming to our class to share your experience and your passion. As an advocate who has experienced the problems within the system, your perspective was invaluable. I found the information regarding the stress and demands placed on parents of children with disabilities very helpful.

Sincerely,

Karen L. (St. Cloud State student) Oct.2006

Ben speaks to Special Ed class
at St. Cloud State in St. Cloud, MN

Dear Ben,
You get better and better!!
Thanks so much for talking to the students in inclusion classes. Several students thanked me for inviting you and say that they really enjoyed meeting you.

-See you next semester.
Lynn LaVenture
UW - Stout (2005)

Ben at Kansas City University with
graduate students in Kansas City, KS

Dear Mr. Anderson,

I applaud your efforts and passion for advocating in favor of persons with disabilities! Thank you for lecturing in our Inclusion class at the University of Wisconsin Stout. I respect everything you are accomplishing and admire your strength and perseverance in fulfilling your goals.

Sincerely,

An aspiring Technology Education Teacher
Andrew Jacob Nymanv

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Thank you once again for visiting Seattle Pacific University and sharing with us about your journey of faith. I especially appreciated your advice for parents of children with disabilities. I visited the Beach Center website, and it looks like that will be a valuable resources as we learn more about our son’s disability as well as support available to us as parents.

Sincerely,

Heath Spencer
Center for Learning
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Dear Sir,

I was asked to send an informational note regarding the presentations that Ben has done in my 5th grade class room.

I have known Ben for about twenty years. He is a good friend and a person I quite admire. His story from childhood is an interesting one from being misdiagnosed as "retarded" to graduating from Stout University at Menomonie, WI.
I have him speak to my students for two reasons:

To make them aware that people with disability are not to be afraid of and that they have friendship and abilities to offer.
To make them aware that each of them has a disability. Therefore they ought to be accepting of others rather than judging them.

Ben speaks to the students with humor yet stresses the seriousness of hurting people like himself. He speaks from first hand experiences as he relates stories about being teased on the playground as a child and being turned away from public places as an adult. The best part of the session is watching the students ask questions at the end. Years later my former students will stop me on the street and say "I saw Ben today". He makes an impression that can be remembered and help change the stereo-types and unfounded fears about people with disabilities.

Thank you,
Donna Halverson