If Your Dreams Are Big Enough The Facts Dont Count” by Michael S. Long (as told to Karl Williams) is the story of a man with an intellectual disability who went through the California public school system and then became the first person with this disability in the United States to be appointed to a position by a state governor: in 1992 Michael Long became the Consumer Coordinator at the Department of Developmental Services in California. Told in Michael Long’s own words, this book has been called a “work of pioneering authenticity” for its innovative approach to capturing in the print the true voice of person with this disability.