Meet the Work Without Limits Team: Kathy Petkauskos

Published January 11, 2019

Author: Kathy Petkauskos, Director, Work Without Limits

What is your name, title and role with Work Without Limits? My name is Kathy Petkauskos and I am the proud director of Work Without Limits! My official title at UMass Medical School is Senior Program Director. How long have... Read more >

Forbes: ‘How To Help Shoppers With Disabilities This Season’

Published November 30, 2018

Author: Denise Brodey, Contributer, Forbes

Article originally posted on Forbes.com What do customers with disabilities want more than anything? To be treated like people first, people who also happen to have a disability. As we begin the holiday dash, these suggestions on everything from retail... Read more >

Raise the Bar HIRE! 2018 Conference Re-Cap

Published November 8, 2018

On October 10, 2018 and in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Work Without Limits hosted the 6th annual Raise the Bar HIRE! conference, this year in partnership with the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC). The conference was jam-packed with inspiring speakers, educational... Read more >

Commonwealth Medicine, UMass Medical School: ‘Hiring workers with disabilities makes sense whether the job market is hot or cold’

Published October 16, 2018

Author: Kathy Petkauskos, Director, Work Without Limits

Orginally posted on Commonwealth Medicine's Blog: The U.S. Department of Labor released its latest report in September, and it was more of the same. Unemployment remained at 3.9 percent, where it has hovered for much of the year, but there... Read more >

Meet the Work Without Limits Team: Peter Travisano

Published September 21, 2018

Author: Peter Travisano, Program Manager, UMass Medical School. Get to know the Work Without Limits team!

What is your name, title, and role with Work Without Limits? My name is Peter Travisano and I am the Program Manager for the Work Without Limits Administrative Employment Network or AEN.                ... Read more >

“You do what?!!!” I am a working mom of a differently-abled daughter.

Published August 28, 2018

Author: Kristine Biagiotti-Bridges, IT Business Partner, DELL

Throughout my life, I have always worked. I grew up on a farm and had to milk the cows before school, and finish the day with chores in the evening. Eventually as I got older, I traded the farm for... Read more >

Meet the Work Without Limits Team: Stephanie Major

Published August 23, 2018

Author: Stephanie Major, Data Entry Clerk, UMass Medical School. Get to know the Work Without Limits team

What is your name, title and role with Work Without Limits? My name is Stephanie Major and I am a Data Entry Clerk for UMass Medical School. I provide administrative support to Work Without Limits and particularly the Benefits Counseling... Read more >

‘Where is the help? I want to work!’

Published August 14, 2018

Ever since I began working as a trained and certified Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC) providing benefits counseling to individuals with disabilities, the conversation always starts with these questions: “Can I work?” “How much I can work?” “What will happen... Read more >

The Massachusetts Business Leadership Network is now Disability:IN Massachusetts

Published August 3, 2018

Author: Nicole Henry, Project Assistant, Work Without Limits

This year marks Work Without Limits’ (WWL) 10 year anniversary and a change to the Massachusetts Business Leadership Network (MABLN)! Always remaining true to our mission of increasing the employment rate of individuals with disabilities, we have experienced new growth... Read more >