Kelsey KrinerRhode Island Transitional Academy

May 2012

• I was born at Newport Hospital in Rhode Island.• I have attended too many schools and some are hard to

remember but my middle school was Thompson Middle School and my high school was Rogers High School.

• I have been a Special Olympic athlete since I was 8 years old.

• In 2009 I was honored as Special Olympics Athlete of the Year in 2009.

• My events for the Special Olympics are track and field (Which are the 200-meter dash, 4 by 4 relay, and the long jump) swimming,(which are also 50 meter freestyle, 50 meter backstroke, and the relay swim) sailing, basket ball, and croquet.

History of Me

• My dream is to be the first archaeologist who was born with a disability.

• I want to go to Egypt, Japan and Greece.• I want to be remembered in history for future

generations to come.• I also want to know my mysterious family tree

from all my family members.

Dreams

• Wars, because it only brings only more pain and deaths for not only those who are in the wars but also the innocent, thus, the never ending cycle of hate.

• There are some fears that I like to keep to myself because some of them are quite embarrassing and I don’t want to be made fun of because of it.

Fears

• I am a women full of many mysteries that even I don’t know myself.

• I love to travel and have adventures.• I love to do track and field, sailing, basketball and cross

country.• I can be shy, short tempered, calm, kind, gentle, smart,

brave and sometimes, funny, and wise for my age of a college girl.

• I love anime, manga, sy-fy, fan-fiction, video games, mythology, history, and legends from all over the world.

• I have an old and spiritual soul trapped inside a young body of an 21-year-old.

Who am I?

• In order for me to realize my dreams, I need to take many classes at the right college. This college will have extra support for people with disabilities.

• I would like to work in a museum of ancient history.

• I might try to do my own archaeology dig with some help and permission, of course or watch them doing a real one without bothering them or just give them drinks or towels for the heat.

Needs

My Internships

• Johnston Library• Providence Archives• Salve Regina Library• Rochambeau Library• Children’s Friend Library• Portsmouth Abbey Library

Johnston Library

• Scan the bookshelves (also known as skimming)• Checked videos/dvd’s in and out• Helping out with art projects• The town of Johnston was in the process of

building a brand new library.• One of the few libraries that owned rare

Manga Books• Worked 2 days a week for 3-4 hours/day

Providence Archives

• Checking the documents• Repairing documents• Some archives were old and fragile• You must wear gloves when handling certain

documents• Was a nice and quiet atmosphere• I was able to get ideas on how to find my

family tree information

Salve Regina Library

• Shelving and Checking in books• Removing books to new shelves• I noticed Salve had an Anime Club….yet they

had no Manga books available.• They asked for my recommendations for

starting a collection.• I am happy that they now have books for the

Anime Club Students.

Rochambeau Library

• Shelving books• Finding new books• Repairing books• They implemented my ideas on how to

improve their repair system for books later referred to as “The Kelsey Repair System”

Children’s Friend Library

• Reorganizing• Re-shelves books• Finding books on or not on the list• Categorizing • Reorganized the ENTIRE library from a move• What I didn’t like is that there is no system for

checkout and its done on an honor system• No library staff

Portsmouth Abbey Library

• Scanning books• Digitally archiving yearbooks – My job is to

look for rips, doodles, or defects in the yearbook and look for a clean yearbook to scan

Apartment & Independent Living

• Plan a meal• Shop for ingredients• Follow the recipe• Everyone takes turns doing tasks to prepare the meal• The group all eats the meal together and cleans up• Hang out and have fun playing board games, watch a

movie and life skills• Do household duties such as laundry, vacuum,

dusting, trash, clean bathroom and dishes.

Community Participation

• Bus pass and rides public transportation• State Id• BCI• Registered to Vote• DD Self Directed Services – Has own Employer ID• Volunteering at Libraries and Shelter• Visited State House • Public Archeology Lab • Yoga• YMCA member• Youth Leadership Forum• Dare to Dream Conferences and Student Panels• Group Advocacy Participant through RI Parent Info Network• Special Olympics RI

Post Secondary Education

• Seminar for Student Success Class at CCRI• The class taught me about what I needed to know to succeed

at college• I took a placement test to get in• I learned how to register at Disability Services• Had to go to classes twice a week, even when I was on school

break• I learned what accommodations I need to be in college and to

self advocate for my needs – such as I can’t look and listen at the same time.

• It was a nightmare because I never got my binder back

Future Goals

• I will try to get my driver's license. • I will try to get a paying job that match my job

interests or continue to volunteer at the librar • Find out more history of my family tree. • Spend more time doing activities that I love. • My family and I have a five-year plan for

independent living for me. (Of course, my dad says I can live forever in their house)

• Take courses that involve archaeology. • Getting to know more about my boyfriend, Andy.