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Support Texas Artists With Disabilities

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Jackson has joined the board of directors for the Austin-based Sage Studios. This non-profit supports artists in Texas with disabilities. They are raising money for their new studio/exhibit space in East Austin! Here is information about Sage from their Kickstarter page: SAGE (Supporting Artistic Growth and Entrepreneurship) Studio is a non-profit art studio and gallery […]

Time to Deck the Halls with New Art from Jackson’s EyeTV

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CyberMonday is here and that means Holiday Art is ON SALE! Through midnight tonight, Society6, the website where we host Jackson’s online store, is having a 50 percent off sale on all art. Jackson’s EyeTV has an entire collection of mugs, home decor, journals, and travel mugs with his whimsical winter-themed works. Check out his […]

Autism Inclusion Works

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I am becoming a broken record over here at Jackson’s EyeTV about the importance of including people with autism in employment settings. It’s just that as Jackson is getting older, and school is about to be completed, it leaves a gaping hole in his schedule and life. What comes next? is a question that keeps […]

Time flies, but gratitude is forever

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When my family launched this website for our son Jackson, he was still in middle school. He’s now entering his senior year of high school. Time flies doesn’t it? To date, Jackson has gained several accolades for his art: winning a VSA Artist of the Year award in 2018 and gaining professional gallery representation from […]

Working Artist Goals: Jackson signed to professional representation

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When a person with a disability begins to “age out” of school, this can be a very stressful time for everyone. One of the ways that families/schools work together to help someone like Jackson or anyone that is enrolled in special education within the United States is to create a “transition plan.” We (his family […]

Great Gifts for the holidays! and Gratitude

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Jackson’s website has tons of new gift ideas for the holidays. Check out holiday-themed travel mugs. bathmats, cards, posters, framed art, notebooks and tons and tons of great ideas. But…the way that all of this was possible was because of the dedication of a local Austin photographer—Sarah Teveldal. Our shop lives on Society6’s website and […]

Jackson wins statewide art award

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On September 16, our family and friends gathered to celebrate Jackson along with a packed audience at the First Ever VSA Texas Artist of the Year Awards. Jackson was awarded the VSA “Director’s Commendation,” as a young emerging artist in Texas with a disability. VSA is a wonderful organization that provides access and classes for […]

First Job for Jackson

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Vocational research on special populations shows that young adults with disabilities that hold paid employment by age 18 have a much greater chance of being employed as an adult. With this in mind, even though it was a stretch goal for Jackson, he signed up to be a part of our community’s Goodwill summer jobs […]

End of the Year Thoughts

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Well, friends, it’s the end of another school year. At this time of year, I always take stock of how far we’ve come and how much we still have to accomplish, Jackson and me, on his march to independence. We have three years left to achieve this before we are done with public school. All […]