Man refuses to let disability hamper ability to teach
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Michael Jones does not let his disability effect his ability to teach theatre and dance to Chicago youth.
The Chicago native has performed with Arsenio Hall, Carol Lawrence, and Liberace.
Jones was born with Earb’s Palsy, causing some paralysis in one arm.  He is also afflicted with partial blindness to do cataracts and glaucoma.
“Take a disability and it becomes an ability,” Jones told NBC Chicago.
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He is the executive director of the Professional Theatre and Dance Youth Academy, and aims to teach at-risk students theatre and dance during after school programs.
Jones is currently working at the University of Chicago Woodlawn Charter School, where students enjoy his program very much.
“It became fun,” Mikhal Randall, a senior at UCW said. “I wanted to learn how to do it, even though I’m not the best at it.”
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