Business, government, and community agencies working together to enhance employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Our Success Stories
“Through our work with agencies throughout the metropolitan area, Winthrop-University Hospital assists the community. Seeing clients gain confidence and comfort in the workforce is one of the most rewarding aspects of our collaborative efforts.”
Robin Salsberg
Dir. Of HR - Training & Org. Dev.
Winthrop-University Hospital
(516) 663-3783
“Our experience at Shore Pharmaceutical Providers has been one that has made us a better company and our staff better people. The employees we have hired brought with them a joy and enthusiasm that is rare in the current work force. We strongly recommend that every company find room for an employee with a disability.”
Nicholas Monte
Shore Pharmaceutical Provider
(516) 938-8080
“Employing and retaining a worker with disability has been beneficial to Lynn Ann Flowers, Cards & Gifts. Customer service is high on our priority list and almost all of our orders are custom-made. We therefore appreciate all the help that we can get to keep our store ‘a great place to shop’. Our employee has been consistently friendly, cheerful, helpful and dependable.”
Rita Sharkey, Owner
Lynn Ann Flowers & Gifts
(516) 775-4697
“We currently employ four individuals with disabilities who are eager to work, always show up on time, and rarely miss a day of work. They look forward to accomplishing any task. The Ferry Co. considers our employees as assets to our daily operation.”
Carolyn Koutrakos
The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co.
(631) 473-0286
“I am a solo practicing dentist who was seeking a warm caring individual to assist me with patients and at the front desk. I found these qualities in an individual named Sharon. Sharon has learned many new skills throu8gh her eagerness to learn. Sharon relates well to many patients, it is her abilities that shine through rather than her disability.”
Dr. Tara Roffe
(516) 823-9211
“Geico hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications. We provide a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive. We do it because it's the right thing to do and because it makes us a better company. I cannot tell you how many people at Geico have disabilities, but over the years we have hired too many to mention. All of our associates are integrated into our workforce.”
Carol Hodkin
GEICO, Direct
(516) 496-5016
“Hiring people with disabilities is one of the best business decisions a company can make. It’s not only a win-win situation, but a partnership that we, at OSI Pharmaceuticals are proud of.”
Ann McDermott-Kave
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(631) 962-2031
Higbie Auto Body has a commitment to providing career and training opportunities for qualified candidates with disabilities. Kevin was accommodated with flexible hours so he could finish school.
PBI Payroll won the 2005 National Disability Employment Awareness Month award. PBI has consistently been committed to insure full inclusion of their Deaf Employees through regular use of job coaches, interpreter and at their request providing sign language classes to their other employees. Nina has been promoted to payroll processing duties. Nina communicates through video relay equipment which will afford her further opportunity for career growth.
Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI) is the second largest medical malpractice writer in New York State. PRI has continuously fostered Richard’s full inclusion and integration into their environment by providing interpreters for their meetings and training sessions. Richard has been working for PRI for eight years.