‪Giving Hope - Opening Doors of Employment for People with Disabilities‬ (VIDEO)‏ | Small business news; tips; networking

Posted by yoni67 under Self-Development
From http://www.youtube.com 4924 days ago
Made Hot by: shepherd on June 1, 2011 6:12 am

Union Bank reaches out to prospective employees with disabilities. Does your company?

Meet Juan...changing attitudes...

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Written by BradenM
4848 days ago

Juan,

Good luck with everything and I'm glad to see that you came to Biz Sugar to say hello.

Braden

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Written by juan.lima
4853 days ago

Hello Everyone!!!!

i just now saw the youtube comment sorry for the tardiness let me begin by thanking you all for the positive feedback it just drives me more to success and started today on a positive note for myself....when this video was taped i had only 6 weeks with union bank it was done in the summer of 2010 and i did it not only to expose the bank as a whole but also to expose myself and allow it to be known that if one person CAN do it so can others, i've come a long way in my carreer from working at a coffee shop, to retail, to being a realtor/loan officer at THE AGE OF 19 where have any of you heard of that so being with union bank has taught me alot in the year that i have been employed i absolutely love it here and love the people i work they all just push me to more and more success and goals in life i push myself above and beyond my limits day in day out and NOTHING WILL STOP ME!!!! thank you all for your comments once again and now that i left my 2 cents here feel free to reply back or have any questions please feel free to ask away

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Written by saraib820
4853 days ago

Great hearing from you Juan! Keep inspiring people with your strength and heart!!!!

Rivkah

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Written by yoni67
4853 days ago

Juan,

You made me day, week and month bro!

Yoni

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Written by juan.lima
4853 days ago

Yoni, your very welcome and thank you its my pleasure and privelage to inspire you and others its quite honorable to know that myself is making an impact across a spectrum after seeing this here i decided to share the video amongst my friends on facebook and am just in awe of all the admiriation i am getting it feels great bc myself being disabled i felt hesistant to share this personal triumph i've had and in all honesty im very glad i have and i hope to hear from you all and keep on striving

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Written by yoni67
4853 days ago

JUAN LIMA!

Hi! It is truly an honor to hear from you! I myself just got back from being in the hospital for several days and was feeling a bit down. Then I see your comment and it cheered me right up!

You are truly an inspiring person. It was great to meet you through the video and now hearing from you is the icing on the cake!

All the best to you!

Yoni

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Written by lovedthisarticle!
4923 days ago

Nice job Juan and Union Bank!

Yoni, even though you are not blogging anymore I'm glad to see you are posting things. Now I will know to stop by and see what you have uploaded.

Heidi Kalman

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Written by BradenM
4923 days ago

Yoni,

You should let Juan know that you posted the video here!

Braden

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Written by yoni67
4923 days ago

Braden,

Thanks for leaving the comment on Juan's YouTube page. It would be a gas if he comes to Bizsugar to comment.

I'm glad the post generated some interest as it is a subject that needs to be spoken about and the video told a nice, inspiring story.

Heidi, I'll post maybe once a week...other peoples' material of course.

Yoni

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Written by BradenM
4923 days ago

I posted it for you Yoni. Youtube doesn't allow links in comments but I told Juan the site name and where the post could be found. I hope he stops in to say hello and vote!

Braden

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Written by JackieP
4923 days ago

Disability is often wrongly equated with a lack of capabilities. Great to see employers stepping up and hopefully setting some new standards.

Thanks for sharing Yoni.

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Written by yoni67
4923 days ago

Jackie,

It is great. There is also legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act which celebrated its 20th birthday this year. Although a far-ranging and broad step in the right direction, it has too many loopholes. The key is making reasonable accomodations for disabled employees, usually quite easy and inexpensive, but companies can usually bypass this with a lot of determination. Juan's a cool guy. I hope his employment is going well.

Yoni

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Written by m4bmarketing
4924 days ago

Great video Yoni. I have known a number of people with physical disabilities and the one common thread is that they wish others would not treat them as if they were stupid or think they have to speak slowly and loudly to have a conversation.

Susan

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Written by yoni67
4924 days ago

Susan,

So many people like Juan just need a foot in the door to prove how able they are. Speaking slowly or loud is also a biggie. Lower expectations on the part of employees is another. A prime example of a person with exceptional, though hidden abilites is Stephen hawking. Most employers who didn't know him would probablu be reluctant, but by getting to know him you find out he is a brilliant, brilliant person.

Yoni

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Written by ricoramiro
4924 days ago

When I was at Aetna we hired a deaf guy. He was very good at what he did. The whole department even learned sign language to be able to communicate with him.

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Written by yoni67
4924 days ago

Rico,

Great story. Has all of the hallmarks of a great blog post which I would love to read!

Yoni

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