page_title: John D. Robinson (disability advocate)
hierarchical_section_title: John D. Robinson (disability advocate)
caption_attribution_description: English: John Robinson on Mountaim
context_page_description: John D. Robinson is a quadruple amputee from New York. Born in Binghamton, New York in 1968, Robinson was born without arms and legs due to unknown reasons. Because Robinson was born after 1961, it was not caused by Thalidomide. John Robinson was awarded the Capital Region Chamber Champion Award in 2018, the New York State Assembly Disability Champion Award in 2018 and is the 2014 White House Champion of Change and the subject of “Get Off Your Knees: The John Robinson Story, ” a public television documentary. Plus, John “Get Off Your Knees: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Determination, ” published in 2009.
  Robinson is an author, entrepreneur and advocate for people with disabilities. 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. Robinson formed in 2010, Journey Along the Erie Canal in 2013, Journey Along the Scottish Canals in 2018 as well as the New York Business Leadership Network in 2016.
context_section_description: John D. Robinson is a quadruple amputee from New York. Born in Binghamton, New York in 1968, Robinson was born without arms and legs due to unknown reasons. Because Robinson was born after 1961, it was not caused by Thalidomide. John Robinson was awarded the Capital Region Chamber Champion Award in 2018, the New York State Assembly Disability Champion Award in 2018 and is the 2014 White House Champion of Change and the subject of “Get Off Your Knees: The John Robinson Story,” a public television documentary. Plus, John  “Get Off Your Knees: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Determination,” published in 2009.
  Robinson is an author, entrepreneur and advocate for people with disabilities.  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. Robinson formed  in 2010, Journey Along the Erie Canal in 2013, Journey Along the Scottish Canals in 2018  as well as the New York Business Leadership Network in 2016.    As Executive Director of the New York Business Leadership Network, he builds coalitions among New York State businesses interested in both hiring and building supplier diversity of businesses owned by individuals with disabilities.
  John Robinson was featured on ABC News in November 2009. Media coverage of Robinson includes  WNYT, WRGB , WTEN WTEN,
caption: John Robinson on Mountain
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