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John Robinson is a husband, father, businessman, author and motivational/inspirational speaker.
In March 2018, John Robinson was awarded the Capital Region Chamber Champion of the Year, in front of 1100 New York business leaders! John proudly accepted one of ten national White House Champions of Change for Disability Employment in 2014 in Washington D.C.
Since 2011, he’s served as managing partner, CEO and Founder of Our Ability, which provides inclusive workforce and employment consulting, mentoring, workshops, keynotes and seminars on disability and diversity. Our Ability has a coalition of forty (40) New York State businesses interested in hiring individuals with disabilities.
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Disability in the Public Square | A Discussion on the Financial Future for PwD with Rebecca Cokley

John Robinson speaks with Rebecca Cokley of the Ford Foundation about Artichoke, the first credit union in the U.S. built by and for people with disabilities and their families. Rebecca explains how Artichoke aims to address financial barriers facing the disability community by expanding access to ban

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	Get Off Your Knees: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Determination (New York State Series) by John Robinson (Goodreads Author), Dave Allen 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This Story Might Save Your Life

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Very good human internet story wrapped in baseball.
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“Where there is love there is courage,
where there is courage there is peace,
where there is peace there is God.
And when you have God, you have everything.”
― Louise Penny, The Brutal Telling

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