Disability and Self Employment

June 3, 2008

SU's Start-Up Hosts Speaker on Disability and Self Employment, June 25

6/2/2008

Syracuse University's Start-Up NY, a collaborative project of the

Whitman School of Management, the Burton Blatt Institute Centers of

Innovation on Disability, ARISE, and the Onondaga County Office of

Economic Development and Department of Social Services, will host a

guest lecture by Raftery, founder and president of Patriot

Material Handling, Inc., on June 25 at noon. The lecture,

titled " Overcoming Challenges of Disability in Self Employment, " will

take place at the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC), located at

2610 S. Salina Street in Syracuse. The cost is $15 for the general

public, $5 for SSIC tenants and South Side Entrepreneurial Connect

Project members, and free for Start-Up NY clients.

Raftery served for four years in the U.S. Marine Corps before being

diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and inner ear

damage in 2003. In 2007, he took part in the inaugural

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) ,

created and held at the Whitman School of Management. With EBV

training, Raftery was able to start his own business, Patriot

Material Handling, which officially opened its doors in January 2008.

Start-Up NY helps people with disabilities gain access to business

development resources to grow successful business ventures. To RSVP

for the event, contact JoAnn Puchir by June 23 at (315) 443-8634 or

jpuchir@.... Lunch will be served. Seating is limited.

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