The Seattle IIA is excited to have you join us on April 20, 2023 for a presentation by Mike Royal and fireside chat with Mia Wallace! We will explore why it is a good idea to include Audit as part of a firm’s inclusion, diversity and equity efforts. Bringing an independent and objective mindset while … Continue reading Registration for the Seattle April IIA Luncheon: Should Internal Audit Have a Seat at the DEI Table?
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Wonderful Olson
Check out this Facebook post about Olson being paired with, Traci, her forever person. Olson is the fifth guide dog puppy Wendy has trained. Wendy and I had the pleasure of meeting Traci at the puppy raiser reunion held in late January on Southeastern Guide Dog’s campus. The words sweet, smart, and dedicated used to … Continue reading Wonderful Olson
Audit 15 Fun #42
Last week, Jon Taber, had me on his podcast. Use the following link to listen or read on for the show notes and transcript. https://anchor.fm/jon-taber/episodes/Episode-42---Do-not-live-down-to-peoples-low-expectation---Mike-Royal-e1oq2ib Show Notes Do not live down to people's low expectations of you.That’s Mike’s message.October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. To bring awareness to the profession I interviewed Mike Royal.Mike … Continue reading Audit 15 Fun #42
2019 Disabled Waterski Worlds Audio Slalom – Mike’s Highlights
Let me give a huge shoutout to my daughter, Taylor, for editing this exciting footage from the 2019 IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships. She also added audio description, closed captions, and the transcript included in the description of the video to enhance accessibility. https://youtu.be/IvTpGrMOQ-o
EDP Renewable Lunch and Learn
On October 13, I will be presenting a Lunch and Learn at EDP Renewables. The PowerPoint slides and links referenced during the presentation are below. Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation http://www.fidelco.org Southeastern Guide Dogs http://www.guidedogs.org USA Adaptive Water Ski and Wake Sports http://www.usaadaptivewaterski.org 2019 IWWF World Disabled Water Ski Championships https://mikeroyal.com/2020/08/23/mike-royal-audio-slalom-highlights/ 1998 NYC Marathon https://mikeroyal.com/boston-and-nyc-marathon/ edp-renewablesDownload
Willie’s Good News
I am excited to let you know that Willie, the puppy who Wendy worked with as a Southeastern puppy-in-training from August 2019 to October 2020, has been placed with her forever person. This placement means Willie is well on her way to becoming a Southeastern Guide Dog in a few weeks. I hope Willie will … Continue reading Willie’s Good News
Blind Ability Podcast
After listening to the Blind ability’s podcast titled “the Unified English Braille (UEB) Practice Sentences – Comprehensive, Ready to Use and Fun.”, I spoke with Roberta Becker As Roberta mentioned in the podcast she is not out to push her book but want to assist people learning to read Braille. Since it has been over … Continue reading Blind Ability Podcast
World Record Ratified
The International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) ratified my pending World Slalom Record from the 2019 Disabled World Championships with a score of 5.50/58/12.00 which is a New World V1 Men’s Slalom Record. Thank you to the organizers and all who volunteered at the World Championships, the IWWF for their review, and everyone else who supported me through the … Continue reading World Record Ratified
2019 Disabled Waterski Worlds Audio Slalom – Final Round
The below link will start playing The Waterski Broadcasting Company produced video at the beginning of the audio slalom final round. I hope, you enjoy watching the audio slalom final round of the 2019 Disabled waterski Worlds as much as I enjoyed skiing in it. https://youtu.be/O9v7Wv3uBrQ?t=13974
Successful World Championships
The USA Adaptive Water Ski Team won the gold medal at the 14th Barbara Bolding/Jim Grew Disabled Water Ski World Championships, July 25-28, in Skarnes, Norway. I won the gold medal in Vision Impaired Men slalom (5.50/58/12.00), my slalom score skied in the finals ties the existing World Record. I also won the bronze medal … Continue reading Successful World Championships
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