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- 16 Oct 2023
- News
Students Foster Disability Awareness and Access
- 24 Apr 2014
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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
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Transforming the Workplace for People with Disabilities
- 14 Oct 2014
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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
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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
disabling hearing loss. In a 2021 Alumni Bulletin article that featured Simons and his work, he noted that there are more than 150 genes linked to hearing loss and that disabling hearing loss affects more... 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
- 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
- News
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
- 20 Mar 2018
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
that it transforms these problems into opportunities,” Leger says. Blindness is the second leading cause of disability in Mexico, with more than 2 million people suffering from cataracts, 700,000 of whom are completely blind due to the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
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A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
day they arrive for overnight delivery. Mixon has also turned Invacare's talents and resources into other activities that help its customers. For years the company has lobbied for the passage of legislation like the Americans with View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
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Venture: A Welcome Assist
to help companies identify problematic source code and apply automatic fixes wherever possible. There are plenty of reasons that companies might want to make their websites accessible to everyone, Bervell says, starting with economics: The estimated spending power of... View Details
- 17 Feb 2016
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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
- 15 Jul 2024
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A Sporting Chance
The fall that had such a profound effect on Jorge Perez de Leza’s life would later have a big impact on others with disabilities as well. “When you hear somebody say that in one minute your life changes—it really can happen,” says Jorge... View Details