The Back Story Of 2% PWD The Mind Walk Memory Method

It was a very cold winter day in Storrs when I took the accessible van to my memory lecture. I had no idea that the lecture would profoundly change my life. I sat at the back of the lecture hall as the professor explained how the brain remembers information using imagination and pictures. He asked the students to write down 300 words on the blackboard. Then, he took 5 minutes to memorize the words. After that, he asked the students to call out any number, and he would give the corresponding word.

Due to my cerebral palsy, I wasn't able to take notes in any class, so I had to remember each lecture and then go back to my room to type out what I remembered. The year was 1982, and there were no cellphones to use for taking notes. On this day, the professor gave me a technique to remember the entire lecture without having to go back to my room. I used this technique for the remainder of my college, graduate school, and law school. I even used the technique when I represented a client in court. I called this technique "mind walk."

After I wrote "2% PWD," I realized that the book contained too much information for anyone to learn and remember easily. Then, I thought about the mind walk.

I communicated the idea to Ms. Sharon Riguer, who recommended we hire Michael Balisi. I gave Mr. Balisi the words and the idea for each image, and he did the graphic design for each word. Ms. Riguer handled the layout for the book and the YouTube content. The unique thing about the mind walk book is that it was created entirely by people with disabilities. The graphic images are bizarre because the brain remembers weird information. The book was tested on multiple people, and they remembered the 40 laws within 5 minutes.

It is recommended that professors and teachers of entrepreneurship use the mind walk book when their students use the "2% PWD" book to learn about disability entrepreneurs.