December 8, 2014
The Seymour Fox Foundation has provided support to Our Ability to promote Educational Programs and Student Advocacy. The Seymour Fox Foundation believes in supporting educational opportunities for and about all people with differing Abilities.
November 14, 2014
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp.’s blind TV executive Tom Wlodkowski says the company’s “talking TV guide” for the visually impaired will go live on the nation’s largest cable-TV system by Dec. 1. The talking guide, still in its beta phase, can be accessed by Xfinity subscribers on the company’s X1 set-top boxes. There are 5 million X1…
October 10, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2014 White House Honors Disability Employment “Champions of Change” WASHINGTON, DC – On October 14, 2014 at 1:30 PM, the White House will honor local “Champions of Change” who are doing extraordinary work to create employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. These Champions have distinguished themselves by making workplaces more accessible to strengthen the American economy. This event will showcase these incredible leaders and their significant contributions to their communities.
September 29, 2014
#USBLN14 Today I had the opportunity to join the future leaders Summit for four hours USBLN conference. In the neighborhood of 40 students with disabilities around the country coming together to talk about their dreams and hopes in regards to employment. Also in the room, mentors from businesses as diverse as Northrop Grumman, NBC Comcast and yours truly at Our Ability Inc. The best conversation talked about the transition from high school to college, college
July 8, 2014
Day eight- brutal Yesterday we started the day with an event with the ARCs of Onondaga, Madison, Cortland Counties. We started it at Chittenango New York in the Erie Canal Museum. We had a wonderful event with proclamations and discussion of employment and outcomes for people disabilities. We always knew that this day was going to be a longest. On paper, it is 45 miles from Chittenango to Utica-lock 20. We were excited because this
July 7, 2014
One week ago today I was awake at 1:15am, as I am tonight, excited about the Journey. Last week I was apprehensive about actually being able to complete each day. I was not able to last year and I still had no way to know if my new bike and increased training schedule were enough to do the job. It turns out they were! The 194 miles that we all rode last week were extremely
