American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
In September 2014, Michael was awarded the prestigious Cathleen Lyle Murray Foundation Award from the American Academy for Cerebra Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
This award aims to recognize outstanding individuals and non-medical professionals who have a positive and productive impact on society.
Through their humanitarian efforts and self-advocacy initiatives to change and enhance the lives of people with disabilities.
Since using entrepreneurialism as a strategy and vehicle to advocate for himself. His unique "self-advocate-preneur" initiatives and strategies have been
recognized by his peers as a humanitarian leader within the disability and business worlds".
Top 10 Entrepreneur's With A Disability.
During the of summer 2010, Michael was recognized as one of the top ten
entrepreneur's within the Province of British Columbia, Canada, by the B.C. Community Futures Corporation and the Western Diversity Corporation.
He was awarded this distinction for his unique way to combined
self-advocacy and entrepreneurialism, while increasing the society's
awareness of people with disabilities.