SUCCESS STORIES

“InspiriTec looks at you for the person you are and the work you do, not the medical condition that you have.”

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InspiriTec’s employees are our key asset and the fruit of our mission. Each real-life story below reveals the impact made possible through our partnerships with commercial customers and the dedication of our committed supporters.

Lamar • Customer Service Representative • Newark

In 2002, I was a nineteen-year-old college student at Shaw University in Raleigh North Carolina. While I was home in Jersey City between semesters, I was shot in the back and became paralyzed from the waist down, although I still maintained partial movement in my left leg. Since my injury, I wasn’t able to complete my degree and had trouble finding a job to support my daughter. In 2008, I found a job as a switch board operator at a rehabilitation center in New Jersey, but in 2012 I was forced to take medical leave and eventually my position at the rehab center was filled by someone else. Again, I was in need of job.My counselor at DVR directed me towards InspiriTec because she knew that it was a company that looked to hire people with disabilities. After losing my previous job due to my disability, knowing that there was a company that would understand my medical needs and make accommodations was huge. I did not even notice that people had disabilities when I came into the office for the first time. You really cannot tell, and the people here work so hard to make it that way because none of us wants to be defined by our disabilities. We are all people with skills and aspirations.

Today, I work as a customer service representative at InspiriTec and use my friendly, well-mannered temperament to help professionals obtain their licenses. I’m also currently taking online classes at the University of Phoenix to complete my degree in business administration, which I hope to put to good use at InspiriTec.

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