Is there a disability marketplace?

[Guest guest]

We celebrated disability awareness and honored 3 businesses for disability

awareness at last week's JJ's List Bridge Builder Benefit. it was a positive

and encouraging event. Arnold, Marketing Coordinator for Access Living did

an amazing job as emcee. Businesses and the managers/owners who were honored

were Glenn Moak, owner of Duxler Complete Auto Care in Wilmette; Schultz,

director of the North Suburban YMCA, Northbrook; and Bridget Isaia, community

relations manager of Whole Foods ton. All make customer service to, and

employment of, people with disabilities a commitment. I encourage all IPADD

Unite listers to post reviews of your favorite disability-aware businesses so

that they might be honored in future. I can assure you from experience working

with the business community, most businesses don't believe there really is a

disability marketplace. With our broke state and the tough economy, the ONLY

VOICE THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IS THE VOICE OF THE DISABILITY MARKETPLACE. We

all must make our consumer voice heard and come together to show them that the

disability marketplace does exist and will talk with its wallet. Post your

reviews, ask your friends, co-workers, psw's, family to post reviews. It will

not get better until the entire disability community comes together.

Best regards,

JJ

[Guest guest]

This is great. I hope others post their ideas for Disability Awareness Month. I

am looking for ideas for Geneva for October 2012. Thanks.

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> We celebrated disability awareness and honored 3 businesses for disability

awareness at last week's JJ's List Bridge Builder Benefit. it was a positive

and encouraging event. Arnold, Marketing Coordinator for Access Living did

an amazing job as emcee. Businesses and the managers/owners who were honored

were Glenn Moak, owner of Duxler Complete Auto Care in Wilmette; Schultz,

director of the North Suburban YMCA, Northbrook; and Bridget Isaia, community

relations manager of Whole Foods ton. All make customer service to, and

employment of, people with disabilities a commitment. I encourage all IPADD

Unite listers to post reviews of your favorite disability-aware businesses so

that they might be honored in future. I can assure you from experience working

with the business community, most businesses don't believe there really is a

disability marketplace. With our broke state and the tough economy, the ONLY

VOICE THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IS THE VOICE OF THE DISABILITY MARKETPLACE. We

all must make our consumer voice heard and come together to show them that the

disability marketplace does exist and will talk with its wallet. Post your

reviews, ask your friends, co-workers, psw's, family to post reviews. It will

not get better until the entire disability community comes together.

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> Best regards,

> JJ

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