Differently Abled #122

Each of us has access to a different set of attributes: skills, talents and physical characteristics. For some of us the attributes are more readily apparent than for others. This is especially true of individuals who were, in the past, referred to as “handicapped.” We now understand these individuals to be ‘differently abled,’ and often capable of accessing attributes that many of us have never even considered, largely as a result of learning to work with the world. Today’s guests, Scott Wentzell and Charlie McBrady, have experienced this firsthand through their experiences raising differently abled sons, and through their work on the Morrison Center Board of Directors.

Guests

Scott Wentzel

Scott and Lisa Wentzel have a child named Scotty, who was born with a rare disorder called Dubowitz syndrome. Scott Wentzell currently works as the marketing manager at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers in Auburn, and he is proud of his status as a Mainer. A Colby College graduate, Scott and his wife have been living and working in Falmouth. In November of 2000, they were blessed with a little boy, named Scotty. Scotty is non-verbal, but he is “without a doubt the happiest kid,” says his dad.

Charlie McBrady

Charlie McBrady currently sits on the Morrison School Board of Directors. Charlie graduated from the University of Maine with a BA in Public Administration. He has over twenty years of commercial construction experience. He has served, and continues to serve, on many local boards, and is currently the president of the Morrison Developmental Center.

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