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09/26/2007 EEOC Awards Abilities Inc. with Coveted ‘Freedom to Compete Award’ Employment Opportunities for Mature Workers with Disabilities
08/27/2007 An In-Store Makeover
Last year’s Founders’ Award winner cuts the ribbon on a retail training store for individuals with disabilities.
7/25/2007 Job Assistance For Those With Disabilities
Abilities, Inc. is featured in Suffolk Life newspaper
6/2006 End of Semester Survey Results Indicate Lumina Foundation Support Levels the Playing Field
2/7/2006 Verizon-Town of North Hempstead Answer the Call to Assist Adults with Disabilities
12/13/2005 Annual Employer Appreciation Event Awards
12/14/04 Employer Appreciation Breakfast 2004
Abilities Inc. and the National Business & Disability Council hosted their annual Employer Appreciation Breakfast on Tuesday, December 14th in the Smeal Learning Center located on the campus of our headquarters in Albertson, Long Island, New York.
12/14/04 Fifth Annual Employer Recognition Event
On December 14, 2004, Abilities, Inc. will host its Fifth Annual Employer Recognition Event honoring those Long Island/New York City metropolitan area companies that have worked closely with Abilities, Inc. staff to increase employment of persons with disabilities.
9/30/04 2004 NYSRA Business/Industry Recognition Award
Abilities, Inc. is proud to nominate Gap, Inc. For the NYSRA Business/Industry Recognition Award for New York State

2003 winner OSI Pharmaceuticals
2002 winner Verizon
2/04 National Center for Disability Services Announces 2004 Award of Honor Recipients
NCDS's National Business & Disability Council Recognizes Leaders in Expanding Opportunities for People With Disabilities
2/04 National Business & Disability Council at NCDS Honored By U.S. Labor Department Office of Federal Contract Compliance
EPIC Award Distinguishes Albertson, NY Agency for Exemplary Service NBDC/NCDS One of Only Four Recipients Nationwide
10/03 National Center for Disability Services Wins U.S. Labor Department New Freedom Initiative Award
Abilities, Inc. at NCDS Only NY State Not-for-Profit Recognized for Exemplary Programs to Advance Employment of People with Disabilities
News from Abilities’ Vocational Evaluation Unit
Abilities is pleased to announce that we have acquired the new Vocational Interest Temperament Aptitude System (VITAS)
Pasternack and Badillo to Address August Conference on Connecting Latinos with Disabilities to Employment
Dr. Robert Pasternack, President Bush’s choice as Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, will be a keynote speaker at the Bridges to Employment conference designed to connect Latinos with disabilities to job opportunities. Former New York Congressman Herman Badillo, a pioneer in developing Latino leadership in the U.S., has also accepted to address the event.

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