Tooley Talks to the World

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Tooley Talks to the World
by Kevin Darrell Tooley
Published on
August 29, 2026

I would like to share a small part of my journey with others.
I hope by learning more about my life it will be an inspiration to others who have developmental challenges.
Excerpt from the book
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even though it may seem impossible…
I find a way to do it myself and sometimes I surprise others and try it again.
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As I continue my journey through life….
I look forward to what I can accomplish and my future. My passion for life will bring me a lot more amazing things with my family and friends. I’m grateful to have Jennifer, Alan and Anna in my life and I know they are all very grateful to have me in their lives.
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Kevin's Advice

When approaching a person in a wheelchair or a person with a disability, it may be assumed that the person is not intelligent and they may label them as learning disabled.

Below are a few strategies of ways to interact with a person who has a disability.

1) Don’t assume that the person with a disability can’t hear you because they can’t speak.

2) Ask the caregiver if you can talk to the individual, because they may have anxiety or other issues with meeting new people.

3) You have to be patient with the person who has a disability.

4) If the person has a communication device used by a joystick to communicate their thoughts, don’t walk away from them.

5) Don’t treat disabled people differently.

When a person comes up to a person who is in a wheelchair, they assume that the wheelchair person is not intelligent and that person labels them as learning disabled and I have experienced that too many times and I hate that. Here’s my experience, I had a lady testing me for my IQ she said Kevin, stack the blocks and i could do it then she labeled me as mentally retardant so my speech pathologist came in our classroom and told my teacher that I should be retested and I was. Jennifer was there and she was like “what is the problem?”
Here’s a few strategies to interact with a person who has
Number one: Don’t assume that the person with a disability can’t hear you because they can’t speak.
Number two: Ask the caregiver if you can talk to the individual, because they may have some issues with meeting new people and they might have some anxiety about it.
Number three: You have to be patient with the person who has a disability.
Number four: If the person has a communication device that is used by a joystick to communicate their thoughts, don’t walk away from them.
Number five: Don’t treat disabled people differently.

My book is now available on Amazon

I would like to share a small part of my journey with others.

even though it may seem impossible…

As I continue my journey through life….

“Our life’s mission should be to share the gifts we have and give back to society”

KEVIN TOOLEY – 2016