Nonprofit Strives to Empower People With Disabilities

by Kevin Schaefer | December 19, 2017

The nonprofit organization Living Beyond Boundaries Inc. recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. Based in San Jose, California and founded by Greg Landers, this organization aims to provide things like life coaching and vocational training for people with disabilities all around the world.

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Living Beyond Boundaries has a page on their website listing all of their specialized programs. These include scholarships for students with disabilities, life coaching, career advancements, peer mentors and many more. For SMA individuals who are interested in college or entering the workforce, this is a great resource. The nonprofit also has a Facebook group which you can request to join.

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Kevin Schaefer Kevin Schaefer (he/him) is a writer, podcaster, and lover of all things pop culture. Diagnosed with SMA type 2 at the age of 18 months in 1995, he shares a vast array of hilarious and eye-opening stories from his life with a neuromuscular disability. He works as the associate director of community content for this site’s parent company, BioNews. He also hosts the SMA News Today Podcast. Kevin is a graduate of North Carolina State University and lives with his parents in Cary, NC. People regularly mistake him for Tony Stark, on account of his intellect and advanced technological equipment.