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Ms. Wheelchair America crown goes to Alex McArthur
Ms. Wheelchair America crown goes to Alex McArthur
Alexandra McArthur, a Davidson College employee who lives in Charlotte, was crowned Ms. Wheelchair America 2011 Saturday in the finals of a weeklong pageant in Grand Rapids, Mich. Ms. McArthur was among 28 contestants from around the country vying...
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Rackspace to Host a Career Mentoring Day for Disabled Veterans
Rackspace to Host a Career Mentoring Day for Disabled Veterans
Rackspace® Hosting, the world´s leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industries, will work with Enable America and host their first Career Mentoring Day for disabled veterans on August 19, 2010...
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Enable America Praises Ada Anniversary, Charts Course For Future Action
Enable America Praises Ada Anniversary, Charts Course For Future Action
On this 20th anniversary of the ADA, the American’s with Disabilities Act of 1990, Enable America is praising the work by all in furthering the rights of people with disabilities, while calling for new action that will be necessary...
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Enable America Supports Beyond The Ramp Exhibit at The Tampa Museum of Art
Enable America Supports “Beyond The Ramp” Exhibit at The Tampa Museum of Art
Enable America, a non-profit organization devoted to empowering people with disabilities to achieve independence through employment, is encouraging all to attend the Tampa Museum of Art this Friday evening for a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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Disabled Veterans Receive Mentoring For Employment
Disabled Veterans Receive Mentoring For Employment
Robert Giles spent 24 years in the Air Force and now wants to transition his personnel relations skills into a civilian job. "You've been in the military all this time...
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Enable America Wins 2010 Non-Profit Achiever Award from CAAID
Enable America Wins 2010 Non-Profit Achiever Award from CAAID
The Corporate Achievers Awards for Individuals with Disabilities (CAAID) is a program to recognize the contributions and achievements of individuals with disabilities...
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Clark Hunt Construction Helps Disabled Veterans in San Antonio
Clark Hunt Construction Helps Disabled Veterans in San Antonio
Proving that it remains committed to helping disabled veterans find jobs, Clark Hunt Construction is teaming up with Enable America to...
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On the Journey: Lou Fioritto
WTVT's Tom Curran presents: On the Journey: Lou Fioritto
Lou Fioritto's philosophy is simple and to the point. "Don't assume what a person with a disability can or cannot do." Blind since birth, the 63-year old...
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Central Florida veteran, wife affected by war try to help other returning vets cope
Central Florida veteran, wife affected by war try to help other returning vets cope
When Michael Waldrop came home from serving in Afghanistan, his wife planned a trip to Disney World on their first weekend together. But as he stood along Main Street...
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Enable America Provides Job Seeking Skills to Disabled Veterans
Enable America Provides Job Seeking Skills to Disabled Veterans
Furthering its commitment to help disabled veterans find employment in a difficult economy, Enable America held its first Veterans Job Readiness Workshop on March...
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Enable America Congratulates Gerdau Ameristeel in Charlotte
Enable America Congratulates Gerdau Ameristeel in Charlotte
Once again Gerdau Ameristeel, the country’s second largest mini-mill steel producer, demonstrated exceptional commitment to employment mentoring and improving job opportunities for disabled veterans...
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Gerdau Ameristeel to Mentor Disabled Veterans in Charlotte
Gerdau Ameristeel to Mentor Disabled Veterans in Charlotte
Enable America will provide employment mentoring services to disabled veterans at Gerdau Ameristeel’s steel mill in Charlotte, NC, next month. Enable America is a non-profit organization devoted to helping people with disabilities, including...
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Martinez Says Jobs For People With Disabilities Strengthen Economy
Martinez Says Jobs For People With Disabilities Strengthen Economy
Speaking before Enable America’s annual Disability Employment Forum, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, Kathy Martinez, said the nation needs to do more to improve employment...
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Enable America to Hold a “Tweet-Up” at Annual Disability Forum
Enable America to Hold a “Tweet-Up” at Annual Disability Forum
“In an effort to broaden the reach of its annual 2010 Disability Employment Forum being held on Wednesday, February 3 in Tampa, Enable America will provide live streaming of the event...
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Enable America Supports ODEP Listening Tour
Enable America Supports ODEP Listening Tour
“Enable America would like to commend and thank Assistant Secretary Kathy Martinez for setting up her listening tour," said Steve LaBour, Executive Director...
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Kathy Martinez Keynote Speaker at Enable America Disability Forum
Kathy Martinez Keynote Speaker at Enable America Disability Forum
Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Kathy Martinez will be the keynote speaker for Enable America’s annual Disability Employment Forum, to be held February 3...
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Enable America event draws diplomatic voice
Enable America event draws diplomatic voice
Martinez is internationally recognized for her work on disability rights, the organization said. “Her life’s work to improve employment opportunities...
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Enable America on upcoming edition of Tarheel Talk
Enable America on upcoming edition of Tarheel Talk
On December 1, Enable America was inside the Raleigh’s WRAL-TV studios to tape an upcoming edition of Tarheel Talk, a public affairs program that airs on WRAL’s sister station, Fox-50, WRAZ-TV. Host Sonya Williams-Harris interviewed...
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Enable America Mentoring Program Leads To Employment
Enable America Mentoring Program Leads To Employment
Enable America, a non-profit organization working nationwide to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities, is congratulating a military veteran and the construction firm that hired him, after both participated in an Enable America “Disabled Veterans Employment Mentoring Month” program. Last month Navy veteran Keith Ferguson...
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Program helps vet land job
Program helps vet land job
Keith Ferguson was featured in a San Antonio Express-News story last week about a job-mentoring program to help disabled veterans. On Nov. 19, he was one of several veterans paired with mentors at the construction site at...
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Enable America Congratulates Clark Construction
Enable America Congratulates Clark Construction
“Clark Construction believes as we do that the men and women who have sacrificed for our country cannot be forgotten during these challenging economic times,” said Richard Salem, founder and CEO of Enable America. “Employment mentoring...
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Program helps disabled vets find jobs
Program helps disabled vets find jobs
There is new hope for disabled veterans who need a job. Enable America matches disabled veterans with companies in need of workers. Some of the veterans participating in the program received...
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Nonprofit helps disabled vets network for jobs
Nonprofit helps disabled vets network for jobs
After hiring veterans for subcontract projects at Fort Hood, Patricia Cullum is familiar with the work ethic of military members. Cullum, a senior project manager at JSR Inc., takes every opportunity...
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Gerdau Ameristeel Mentors Disabled Veterans In Florida
Gerdau Ameristeel Mentors Disabled Veterans In Florida
Gerdau Ameristeel is Florida’s first company to provide on-the-job experience to disabled veterans during Enable America’s “Disabled Veteran Employment Mentoring” month. On Friday a group of five veterans participated in mentoring...
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Clark Construction to Mentor Disabled Veterans in San Antonio
Clark Construction to Mentor Disabled Veterans in San Antonio
Making a commitment to help men and women who have sacrificed for their country, Clark Construction will provide on-the-job employment mentoring to disabled military veterans this week...
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Enable America Applauds President's Plan to Help Military Veterans
Enable America Applauds President's Plan to Help Military Veterans
Enable America, a non-profit organization devoted to empowering people with disabilities to achieve independence through employment, is applauding President Barack Obama’s executive order on behalf of military veterans looking for work.
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Enable America congratulates Gerdau Ameristeel
Enable America Congratulates Gerdau Ameristeel
Enable America is extending appreciation and congratulations to Gedeau Ameristeel, which will provide employment mentoring services to disabled veterans this Friday, November 13. In doing so, Gerdau becomes the area’s first company to...
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Enable America puts call out to disabled veterans
Enable America Puts Out Call to Disabled Veterans
Enable America is coordinating employment mentoring programs for disabled veterans, to assist those who have difficulty finding work. The non-profit organization is urging those...
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Enable America in San Antonio
Enable America Expands Operations in San Antonio
“Our programs have been proven to build bridges between people with disabilities and employers, and we’re proud to bring them to San Antonio..."
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Enable America Veterans Programs
Enable America declares November "Disabled Veterans Employment Mentoring Month"
Enable America, a non-profit organization devoted to empowering people with disabilities to achieve independence through employment, is declaring November Disabled Veteran Employment Mentoring Month, and will be coordinating programs...
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Richard Salem at Raleigh expansion event
Nonprofit that helps disabled find work will expand
Now 62, Salem is trying to use his own experience to help others who are disabled find work. In 2002, he founded Enable America, a nonprofit that works to connect disabled people with potential...
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Governor Bev Perdue
Governor Bev Perdue welcomes Enable America expansion in North Carolina
“Enable America has a distinguished record of helping people with disabilities,” Gov. Perdue said. “Increasing North Carolina’s employment rate for all people, especially for those with disabilities...
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President Obama and DMD
Enable America endorses President's initiatives to support employment of people with disabilities
Enable America, a non-profit organization devoted to improving employment for disabled veterans and others with disabilities, is praising President Barack Obama’s initiatives to ensure fair...
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Richard Salem
Courageous Leadership: Modeling the Way
Enable America's mission of raising employment rates among people with disabilities is noble enough. But it has taken on new meaning since the start of the Iraq war, which has created an instant genetation of disabled Americans. To serve the unique needs...
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DMD
DMD: Career Mentoring with Raleigh-Triangle Businesses
A unique opportunity to develop a relationship with a Triangle employer in a career field you wish to explore Network with employees from some of the Triangle´s largest businesses: Progress Energy, Blue Cross Blue Shield...
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Raleigh
Enable America raising its profile
A Florida-based nonprofit that helps disabled people find work is expanding its presence in Raleigh. Enable America opened a Raleigh office earlier year but is planning a kickoff event in October that will be followed by an increase in programming and training opportunities for people with disabilities. The organization has partnered with...
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DMD
Enable America Supports Disability Mentoring Day
Held each October, Disability Mentoring Day pairs mentors from local businesses with “mentees” from the community, people with disabilities or wounded veterans...
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Raleigh
Enable America Expands Operations in Raleigh, North Carolina
A Florida-based nonprofit that helps disabled people find work is expanding its presence in Raleigh. Enable America opened a Raleigh office earlier year but is planning a kickoff event in October that will be followed by an increase in programming and training opportunities for people with disabilities. The organization has partnered with...
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Eunice Shriver
Enable America Honors
TAMPA, FL – August 11, 2009. Enable America, the first organization dedicated solely to increasing employment among people with disabilities, is extending its sympathy to the family of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died today at the age of 88. “Her understanding that people with disabilities could achieve and accomplish great things continues to...
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Team Enable at St Anthony's Triathalon
Team Enable Competes in St. Andrews Triathlon
Five members of Team Enable competed in the St. Andrews triathlon in St. Petersburg this weekend, and in doing so demonstrated there are no limits to what people with disabilities can accomplish. A new initiative...
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VetConnect Mentor Rich Robertson
Mentor Spotlight: Master Sergeant Rich Robertson
The blast erupted from beneath without warning. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Rich Robertson was on patrol near the border of Syria when his armored vehicle hit a mine. Four of Rich’s friends were killed...
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President Obama signs stimulus package
Stimulus Bill is Victory for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities scored a major victory in the economic stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama. Businesses owned by people...
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Enable America Promotes Disability Mentoring Day 2008
Disability Mentoring Day offers an opportunity for people with disabilities to get hands-on, real-life employment exposure by bringing together job-seekers with businesses to open doors, provide mentorship...
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Injured soldier encourages others - Bay news 9 report
Injured soldier encourages others - Bay news 9 report
An injured soldier came to the Bay area Saturday to speak about a program that helps wounded soldiers adjust to a new way of life. Sgt. 1st Class Rich Robertson traveled from...
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MOSI - Tampa, Florida
Enable America Celebrates ADA 18th Anniversary
Enable America celebrated the 18th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Saturday, July 26th by participating as one of the sponsors of the Hillsborough County Alliance for Citizens with Disabilities - Disability Awareness Expo at MOSI...
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VA Rehabilitation Expo
Enable America Participates in Rehabilitation Services Expo
On Wednesday, December 12, 2007, Enable America exhibited at the conference themed: “VA Amputation Rehabilitation -- Teams, Treatment, and Technology." The purpose of this first annual Amputation-focused conference was to provide education...
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VetConnect Mentor Training
Enable America Hosts Program Mentors
On Saturday, December 8, 2007, Enable America held its second VetConnect Mentor Training Session. The meeting focused on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), which has been called the signature injury of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom taking place in Iraq...
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DMD
Enable America Promotes Disability Mentoring Day 2007
Enable America is proud to be a part of Disability Mentoring Day on October 17, 2007 nationwide. Disability Mentoring Day offers an opportunity for people with disabilities to get hands-on...
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Richard Skydiving
Blindness has never held him back
As midnight approached, friends tapped on the window to his bedroom, where he had stayed for six solitary months. Sixteen-year-old Richard Salem pulled on shorts and a T-shirt and grabbed sandals. He raised his window and leapt into a dark abyss...
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