M Davis Blog for UF

The most formative experience to me was working through the assignment on testing the hypothesis. I knew I wanted to come up with something that would give my daughter opportunities as she aged but I also wanted to provide a service that would help others as well.   The most joyous experience was when I interviewed families who could see value in my solution and provided good quality feedback to enhance the vision.   I am most proud of completing the assignments of this course.   I was not sure at the beginning if I would be able to come up with enough content for each blog post or to complete the assignments but I pushed through. Many years from now I will remember how to observe opportunities and assess the problems to be solved.   I believe I have developed somewhat of an entrepreneur mindset by making these observations in my daily life.   I have been thinking of other needs and possibilities and working through the steps which I suppos...

Opportunity ·        The special needs population has grown immensely.  Either from population growth or due to other forces not explained, the current statistics indicate that 1 out of every 7 children has some form of developmental disability.  With this increase comes the need for additional therapies that take time away from the child, parent or sibling from doing other activities.    ·        This affects the entire family ranging in ages from 2-99, but most specifically the special needs child who does not have additional opportunities to participate in interesting programs that are adapted to their abilities.  Specifically for the northwestern Hillsborough County area. ·        The need is to have a center that provides services and additional activities for the special needs individual from 5 years of age through adulthood where the siblings and...