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| Mary
Van Pelt |
Alice Weiss Doyel |
Mary is an advocate for social
justice issues faced by people diagnosed with
mental illness, especially in the arena of sustainable
and meaningful employment. Hear her interview
Alice Doyel. |
Alice is the founder
of BOLD Consulting Group which
specializes in operations management for small
businesses. Alice wrote the book, No
More Job Interviews! Self-Employment Strategies
for People with Disabilities. She headed the Colorado
Small Business Initiative, a coalition of organizations
whose focus was to enhance small business ownership
for people with disabilities; and she was a
member of the Small Business Administration
Roundtable on Self-Employment for People with
Disabilities. |
Other Experts You will Hear
in Later this Section
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| Cary
Griffin |
David Hammis |
Cary provides
training and consultation to professionals in
the rehabilitation field regarding the employment
of individuals with significant disabilities.He
has been instrumental in designing self-employment
protocols and training. |
David serves as a
Consultant for the Rural Entrepreneurship
and Self-Employment Expansion Design Project.
Dave works with organizations
on benefits analysis, supported
employment, supported entrepreneurial employment,
and employment engineering. |
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Starting Your
Own Business
The type of business that a person with a
disability can operate is limited only by imagination.
Thousands of people with disabilities have been successful
as small business owners. People with disabilities
have a higher rate of self-employment and small business
experience (12%) than people without disabilities
(8%). The Disabled
Businessman’s Association estimates
that 40% of home-based businesses are operated by people
with disabilities.
The University
of Montana Research and Training Center on Rural
Issues for People with Disabilities has documented
that entrepreneurs with disabilities have successfully
operated a wide variety of businesses: Accounting Services,
Air Conditioner Repair Service, Auction Service, Auto
Body Repair Shop, Bakery, Bicycle Shop, Boat Making
Shop, Child Care Service, Chiropractic Practice, Contract
Services, Counseling Service, Farming, Janitorial/Maintenance
Service, Piano Refinishing Service, Real Estate Office,
Restaurant, Free-lance Writing, Used Clothing Store,
Weed Abatement Service and Welding Shop.
Source: http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek00/small.htm
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