The Macdonald Training Center is asking Tampa Bay to hold on to their beads after Gasparilla and Knight Parade festivities are over — they could help benefit people living with disabilities. The nonprofit has been helping people living with disabilities like Peter Haladay for 70 years. “It's helped me learn a lot through the years since I’ve been here,” Haladay said. In Haladay's time with the nonprofit, he finished a post-secondary educational program and just wrapped up an internship in electronic recycling. Peter is someone living with an intellectual disability. He said a common misconception he encounters is people underestimate those who have disabilities. “They take advantage of people with disabilities," he explained. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/community/gasparilla-beads-nonprofit-disabilities/67-c6a794d2-9172-4d7f-9362-6fe616743aa5 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay