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Elaine Katz of Kessler Foundation Honored by Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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EAST HANOVER, N.J., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC-SLP, of Kessler Foundation was named recipient of the Irene Parisi Award by the Brain Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) at the Alliance's annual conference held on May 8, 2023, at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park, NJ. Katz is the Foundation's senior vice president of Grants and Communications.

Key Points: 
  • Irene's legacy lives on through BIANJ's annual award and the honorees who continue to embody her values and vision for a more inclusive world.
  • "I am pleased to be recognized by BIANJ, which shares the Foundation's commitment to changing the lives of people with disabilities," said Katz.
  • "Irene Parisi — by countering prejudice with kindness —sought to overcome the barriers to full inclusion of individuals with brain injury in our communities.
  • In 2017, Katz served on the Human and Children Services Transition Advisory Committee for New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy.

Workers with disabilities overcome pandemic setbacks, outpacing people without disabilities to set new records for employment

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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"Despite the disruption of the pandemic, people with disabilities stayed engaged in the labor market."

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  • "Despite the disruption of the pandemic, people with disabilities stayed engaged in the labor market."
  • This contrasts with their counterparts without disabilities who have yet to reach their pre-pandemic levels of employment.
  • "Necessity may also be a factor in sustained participation, as workers with disabilities may be less able to forego their income."
  • #nTIDE Workers with #disabilities overcome #pandemic setbacks, outpacing people without disabilities @Kesslerfdn @DisabilityStats #economicrecovery #disabilityemployment
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Goffstown, New Hampshire Selects FirstLight for Fiber and Unified Communications Services

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Goffstown, located about eight miles west of Manchester, New Hampshire, is known by some as home to Saint Anselm College.

Key Points: 
  • Goffstown, located about eight miles west of Manchester, New Hampshire, is known by some as home to Saint Anselm College.
  • Goffstown municipal offices needed a resilient, high-speed network and fully featured unified communications systems to serve its municipal buildings.
  • Having a low-latency network was essential to improve communication, particularly between critical services including the fire and police departments.
  • It is also home to Saint Anselm College, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, and the New Hampshire Primary Presidential Debates.