Category Archives: Positive Futures

Positive Futures: Tracy Andrews (part 1)

Tracey Andrews, Low Vision Specialist
Tracey Andrews, Low Vision Specialist

Tracy Andrews is a Low Vision Specialist with more than 9 years of experience with both Vision Dynamics and New England Low Vision and Blindness. Tracy shows customers the latest in low vision equipment and shares strategies and tips for living a full and independent life with a vision impairment. Tracy is herself legally blind and can identify with the challenges and struggles our customers face. Tracy loves sharing her message of hope and inspiration to her customers and to groups around New England. Tracy loves to run and completed the New York Marathon. Her passions are spending time with her husband and two children, running with her friends, music and playing with her dogs.

Positive Futures: Tracy Andrews (part 2)

Tracey Andrews, Low Vision Specialist
Tracey Andrews, Low Vision Specialist

Tracy Andrews is a Low Vision Specialist with more than 9 years of experience with both Vision Dynamics and New England Low Vision and Blindness. Tracy shows customers the latest in low vision equipment and shares strategies and tips for living a full and independent life with a vision impairment. Tracy is herself legally blind and can identify with the challenges and struggles our customers face. Tracy loves sharing her message of hope and inspiration to her customers and to groups around New England. Tracy loves to run and completed the New York Marathon. Her passions are spending time with her husband and two children, running with her friends, music and playing with her dogs.

Positive Futures: Ryan & Emily- NEBA (part 2)

Ryan Aldrich, Program Manager at New England Business Associates
Ryan Aldrich, Program Manager
Emily Kalenauskas Division Supervisor at New England Business Associates
Emily Kalenauskas (Division Supervisor) at New England Business Associates

Ryan Aldrich (Program Manager) and Emily Kalenauskas (Division Supervisor) of New England Business Associates (NEBA) came into CRIS to record a two-part conversation about the services offered by NEBA and their experiences with employers and job seekers with disabilities.

New England Business Associates

NEBA is a non-profit organization known nationally and internationally for its work in supported employment as well as supporting the integration needs and rights of people with disabilities and/or employment challenges.

Positive Futures: Joyce Armstrong & Nora Bishop (Benefits Counseling)

Nora Bishop, Ticket Coordinator, BRS
Nora Bishop, Ticket Coordinator
Joyce Armstrong, Program Director
Joyce Armstrong, Program Director at BRS

Nora Bishop and Joyce Armstrong have been helping people navigate employment and its effects on disability income for many years. Today they talk about several very important issues, including Ticket-to-Work.

Positive Futures: Ryan & Emily- NEBA

Ryan Aldrich, Program Manager at New England Business Associates
Ryan Aldrich, Program Manager
Emily Kalenauskas Division Supervisor at New England Business Associates
Emily Kalenauskas (Division Supervisor) at New England Business Associates

Ryan Aldrich (Program Manager) and Emily Kalenauskas (Division Supervisor) of New England Business Associates (NEBA) came into CRIS to record a two-part conversation about the services offered by NEBA and their experiences with employers and job seekers with disabilities.

New England Business Associates

NEBA is a non-profit organization known nationally and internationally for its work in supported employment as well as supporting the integration needs and rights of people with disabilities and/or employment challenges.

Positive Futures: Sharon Denson, CTBLN

Sharon Denson, Executive Director, Connecticut Business Leadership Network
Sharon Denson, Executive Director, Connecticut Business Leadership Network

Sharon Denson is Executive Director of Connecticut Business Leadership Network. She talked with Steve about perspectives of employers and their desires and concerns about diversifying.

The Connecticut Business Leadership Network is growing coalition of Connecticut employers that are working together to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

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