Self-Advocate Businesses

Art truly captured Sophia's imagination and become her heart-felt and focused way to express herself. Through camps and classes, she has worked in painting, drawing and pottery. She especially loves Chinese watercolor painting. She brings an infectious sense of joy, humor and exuberance to life and to her art, which can be found through sophiola.

Maxine creates beautiful headbands by hand, putting love and her signature #Sparkles into every piece. Each artisan headband is a one-of-a-kind statement piece and by purchasing from Maxine, you make a statement, too. Wearing your Sparkles by Maxine headband shows you believe in the talent and value of people with disabilities

Kelly is a young lady with Down syndrome and this company was created to assist Kelly in leading a fulfilled and productive life after school came to an end for her. She loves fashion, style and bling, so what better way to express that than to create fashionable jewelry! Special Sparkle is a mother/daughter team where we work together to design and Kelly makes all the jewelry!

Spencer's Place is an Inclusive coffee shop designed to employ Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Spencer's Place creates jobs that align with each individual's ability. We provide opportunities to earn a paycheck, build relationships, gain a sense of purpose and show the community the beauty of diversity and inclusion.

SuperBradyShop is an online store created by siblings, Brady & Alexx, to showcase their SuperBrady books and Brady's InspirART prints. This dynamic duo wrote and illustrated two SuperBrady children's books together. Now, they have created a line of themed art prints for kids' bedrooms that highlight Brady's hand-drawn artwork. They hope Brady's art will inspire children to see the abilities in others, as well as to believe in their own talents and in all that is possible.

Sweet Jordan's is a Bakery, Homemade Ice Cream and Coffee Shop that employs 28 other individuals like Jordan. We make homemade ice cream, and baked goodies from recipes passed down from many generations.

Welcome to Teddy's Ts! Here you'll find T-shirts and buttons that let you express how you feel about justice, peace, and civil rights for everyone, but especially for people with disabilities. Look over the designs – you're sure to find a message that touches your heart, and that you want to wear with pride.

Nolan is the creator of Texas Sweet Heat Jam Co. a hot market innovation comprised of his own homegrown peppers and a twist of fine-tuned culinary expertise. His hot pepper jelly is a result of years of practice and parental attention paid to his talent and special interest in gardening and cooking. Our jams are made from natural, local ingredients. No preservatives, no added chemicals or colors – just pure real food.

Owner and entrepreneur, Ronnie Brown, brings to the table his intoxicating affinity for fries, fries and more fries! Using his crafted technique to create his personal favorite buffalo fries to queso fries, pizza fries, jalapeno popper fries and other slices of gourmet fried heaven, Ronnie's serving up the richest flavors. As an added bonus, he armed foodies with sauces for every tongue's taste – be it sweet, spicy, classic savory or a walk on the wild side. THE FRY GUY has the sauce!

The Spotlight Project is a bracelet company with the mission of raising employment for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability. They aim to shine a light on their amazing talents and positive contributions to the workforce, with the goal of inspiring other companies to follow in our footsteps.

The Upside Down Collection's mission is to shine a light on all with special needs and their often overlooked abilities. We offer handmade, everyday jewelry created with love by Lucy. It is our way of supporting all of those with differing abilities and honoring God for all His creation.

Jacob is an advocate for the Down syndrome community who creates awesome, hand-painted doormats and apparel. Jacob started making doormats for his family as a hobby and had so many requests he decided to turn my hobby into a business! He wants to show that people with Down syndrome can do anything.