April 15, 2014
I met Bill Schultz about three years ago. He was referred to us due to his differing ability. Bill grew up in Schenectady, New York and presently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Bill was born with bilateral deformities which ultimately led to the amputation of one of his legs. We had the opportunity to interview Bill in one of our videos. At that time, he asked my opinion about writing an autobiography and beginning to speak.
September 30, 2013
discrimination is prohibited against “a qualified individual on the basis of disability.” What is Disability? Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act has had a few very important changes in the past few weeks, not the least of these are the definition of ‘disability.” In 2009, the ADAAA addressed the need to broaden the definition of disability – modifying key terms to help those to identify what is a disability. At Our Ability, we are helping
September 10, 2013
Mark Hogan and I have known each other for the past 12 years. We have become friends, through our wives friendship. Recently, we’ve had the opportunity to share marketing stories with one another. Over coffee this morning, I mentioned this wonderful video produced by Guinness. Mark has a very well-written blog. He takes a look at businesses with an interesting marketing platform then goes in-depth about their successes and failures. I have enjoyed reading his
August 30, 2013
Not mentioned in this week’s news that included wildfires in the crisis in Syria, is new Department of Labor regulations around hiring people with disabilities. We all know the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is too high. One of the ways the government wants to reduce the rate is by increasing the nationwide employment goal for federal contractors. What strikes me in the write-up is the self-identification. The invitation to self identify maybe the
August 19, 2013
Doug Hamlin puts people at ease with his daily activities living in a wheelchair. Doug shares this message with school-age students, organizations and business leaders around the country. Our Ability produced this message as a way to inspire schools to include disability inclusion programs in their educational portfolio. Both Doug and I realize by changing the perception of students at an early age, we can support disability inclusion in higher education and employment for generations
