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my story: Jordan F.

Our My Story program offers opportunities for each participant to share their story in the format that they choose. Here is a transcript of Jordan F.’s digital story. We hope to be able to share the digital version with you soon!

Hi, my name is Jordan! I like to hang out with people. I love being able to talk about stuff with friends new and old. Some of the questions I ask include, when is your birthday? What year were you born? Do you have any brothers or sisters? What music do you like? What movies do you like? What celebrities do you like? What animals do you like? I use these questions to get to know a person!

I am a good friend because I am kind, friendly, and respectful. I show my friends I care by helping them. I do a lot of fun stuff! I go to DANI, I listen to music, I watch tv and movies, I go on Youtube on my computer. Currently I am passionate about opera singers! I listen to a lot of opera music at home. My other favourite musical groups include the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and One Direction. I love how their music sounds. I always enjoy the beginning of the songs, because the beginning always gets me hooked. I like the sound of the synthesizer and “boom chookoo choo” and rapping. I know a lot about lyrics, the groups and their members, the different songs, and the albums. I am one smart cookie! I am smart, wise, and intelligent! I love myself and I like my friends very much. Thanks for listening, I hope to get to know you too! So long!

You can read more from our program participants in our bi-weekly newsletter.

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Tula Kerr-Knights

Tula uses a person-centered approach to design and implement innovative programming with a focus on creative, hands-on activities. She uses her experience with a variety of kinds of handiwork to bring fun and engaging activities to participants that give them the opportunity to experiment with new mediums and express themselves creatively!

Daniela Scerbo

Daniela uses a person-centered approach to design and implement innovative programming. She uses her work experience as a language instructor to continue bringing academic programming to our participants, such as a brand-new accessible Science program using games, hands-on experiments and more to make learning fun!

Rudy Barell

Rudy Is currently the Chief Operating Officer of DANI’s Place – a unique housing initiative for persons with cognitive challenges based in Ontario, Canada. His role is to oversee all operations, while creating a strategic growth and implementation plan to ultimately build-out this branch of DANI.
Rudy has been working for both the corporate and the not-for-profit sectors for the past 20 years, establishing himself as an expert in government relations, grant writing and strategic planning. He has had the great honour and pleasure to work with amazing organizations in various business spheres: manufacturing, health technology, medical associations, first nations, social service agencies and with all levels of government and their arms-length partners. He is most proud of his lovely wife, his three children and cannot forget his dear friend Disco Stu - his bunny.

Francesco Franzone

Francesco uses a person-centered approach to design and implement innovative programming that shares his love of sports with everyone! He uses team activities to foster positive relationships and cooperation among participants in a supportive environment. Francesco also oversees a paid vocational partnership with Stalco, where participants work independently as part-time employees.

Tal Bar

Tal started working at DANI in 2010 and has since become an integral part of the organization's journey. Today, as the Chief Operating Officer of DANI, Tal takes charge of various operations and services, as well as organizational development and community partnerships, which drive DANI's growth and enable it to make a significant impact. Tal is a firm believer in the power of inclusion, recognizing that every individual deserves the opportunity to participate, contribute, and be valued. Tal holds an MEd in developmental psychology and education and is currently enrolled in TMU's nonprofit management program.