Work Without Limits Blog

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 >

Work Without Limits Administrative Employment Network: Building Capacity Where it is Needed Most

Published June 26, 2018
Author: Peter Travisano, Manager, Work Without Limits Administrative Employment Network
Employment can enrich the lives of people with disabilities by providing better financial security, and more fulfilling personal and social experiences. The Social Security Administration (SSA) understands this and knows that many people with disabilities who are seeking employment face unique barriers.... Read more >

Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Partners HealthCare: Promoting and Sustaining Disability Inclusion Through Training

Published June 20, 2018
Author: Colleen Moran, Director, Workforce Programs at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Partners HealthCare
Partners Healthcare and Spaulding Rehabilitation Network have always been proudly committed to disability inclusion. We’ve demonstrated this though our active participation in programs such as Project SEARCH, our partnership with the MA Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), our membership in the MA Business Leadership Network (MABLN) and our service with... Read more >

Reflection on Ten Years at Eversource

Published June 1, 2018
Author: Tim Vernon, Senior Customer Service Representative, Eversource Energy
On May 12, 2018, I celebrated my ten-year anniversary at Eversource Energy. These years have been filled with learning, increasing my skills, and giving 100% to each job I am assigned. I am a senior customer service representative who utilizes Braille... Read more >

Eastern Bank Success Story: How Coordinating Disability Mentoring Day Educated Me

Published May 16, 2018
Author: Jenna Marcello, Assistant to Director of Operations at Eastern Bank
Although the weather was rainy and dreary the day of Friday, April 27th, Eastern Bank was full of sunshine and admiration. Friday, April 27, 2018 was Disability Mentorship Day (DMD) at the bank, a Work Without Limits initiative I had been coordinating along with... Read more >

John Hancock: ‘Disability Mentoring Day participants reflect on the experience’

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Author: MacKenzie Fitzgerald, Director of Strategic Communications, John Hancock
Article originally posted by John Hancock John Hancock participated in the 3rd Annual Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) on April 27, hosting students and job seekers with disabilities for hands-on career exploration and mentoring opportunities. DMD is a large-scale national effort sponsored... Read more >

Resumes Wanted!

Published May 7, 2018
Author: Megan Northup, Project Coordinator, Work Without Limits
Jobs Without Limits (JWL) is a free online job board that was developed by Work Without Limitsto help connect qualified job seekers with disabilities to leading disability inclusive companies that are Sponsors of Work Without Limits and therefore committed to diversifying their workforces. Launched in the... Read more >