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- 16 Oct 2023
- News
Students Foster Disability Awareness and Access
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Speaking out on behalf of the disabled
assumptions. “They wanted me to contribute more,” he says. “I made a course correction,” says Lipsitz. “I’ve come to realize that a large part of my purpose here is to set a good precedent for people with disabilities who will follow me.... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- News
Transforming the Workplace for People with Disabilities
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Sailing lessons give disabled children and adults greater life skills
and foundations as well as individual donors, serves 1,000 people a year. “In life it’s hard to achieve a goal that’s so big, by yourself,” he says. “You bring people together with similar disabilities and they will figure out how to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Named
For many entrepreneurs, the inspiration for starting a business is rooted in personal experience. An enterprise is born not just to fill a neglected market niche but a personal need as well. Such is the case with ventures created by HBS graduates, Darren Brehm (MBA... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
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Giving Back
It was in grade school that Jim Gibbons (MBA ’94) began to lose his sight due to macular degeneration, a retinal condition; by his junior year at Purdue, his vision loss was complete. Today, Gibbons is president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, a network... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
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Making Change
for disabled travelers and their companions. THE BREHMS: On location in Lisbon, working to make the world accessible to individuals with physical challenges. Photo courtesy of Darren Brehm In 1993, Faith and I were seriously injured in a... View Details
- 05 Aug 2020
- News
Rethink How You Do Business in Order to Keep Being Innovative
- 16 Nov 2021
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Shift Hidden Workers to Human Assets to Meet Talent Needs Now
- 20 Mar 2014
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Fixing a Weak Safety Culture at General Motors
- 07 Feb 2024
- News
The Sound of Success
A groundbreaking gene therapy developed by Akouos, Inc., a precision genetic medicine company founded in 2016 by Emmanuel (Manny) Simons (MBA 2012), has enabled an 11-year-old boy from Morocco to hear sounds for the first time. According to a recent New York Times... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
From Big Pharma to Startup
people with disabling hearing loss Buoy Health—provides AI-powered feedback on symptoms and makes recommendations for care options Careport Health—offers care coordination software solutions to manage patient transitions across the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Feb 2016
- News
The Power of Art
The New York Times checked in with for-profit art broker Artlifting. The young company, which represents homeless and disabled artists, now has seven employees and works with more than 70 artists in eight cities. It has sold artwork for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
a lark, Gain Life partnered with an insurance company to see if its apps could help people who are out of work on shortor long-term disability or workers’ compensation. This market has only a handful of competitors and big bottom-line... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 08 Aug 2013
- News
Cause Marketing Gets Personal
since—"an intermezzo," she calls it—to do volunteer public advocacy work in behalf of people with physical disabilities and chronic pain. She has participated in roundtable discussions with national pain experts and View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Venture: A Welcome Assist
Illustration: Chris Gash Illustration: Chris Gash The internet grew up inordinately fast. It all happened so quickly, in fact, that it blew right by the accessibility guidelines that would’ve made digital tools available to everyone, regardless of their age or ability,... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Enabling Everyone in a Community to Contribute
the goals of her organization and her leadership role. “As CEO of Direct Action in Support of Community Homes, we support about 350 individuals with intellectual disabilities in the community. “The basis of the organization is that... View Details
- 30 Sep 2014
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Life Lessons on the Open Seas
Paul Callahan (MBA 1992) is the captain of his own fate. A freak accident at age 21 left him a quadriplegic. That transformative moment led him, ultimately, to take the helm of Sail to Prevail, a nonprofit that helps disabled children and... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Carla Small
corporate clients wishing to develop such programs. After various positions in the firm's sales and strategic planning areas, she eventually became director of new product development. "I loved creating new services for our clients - such as adoption planning, college... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed