Employee with disability eager to work, has come a long way
JIM MARTIN, Erie Times-News
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ERIE, Pa. (AP) James Minier, 27, is like a lot of young men his age.
He likes to play video games and watch sports on television, especially hockey and mixed martial arts. He likes a good laugh and enjoys his mom’s cooking, especially bacon macaroni and cheese.
And his work is important to him.
His boss, Ashleigh Walters, CEO of Onex Inc., might have guessed that part. From the window of her office at 917 Bacon St., in Erie, she often sees him running the final leg of his trip into work after his mom drops him off outside.
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There’s a new sense of purpose at Erie-based Onex these days.
“There is more collaboration and more contribution from people even outside their own departments,” said Bethann Carvin, a customer sales and support representative at Onex for the past 15 years. “This is a team that’s always given 110%, but now it feels like we are all truly working toward the same goal.”
What’s changed?
Carvin, along with 32 of her co-workers, are now not just employees but co-owners of Onex, an industrial furnace service company that also designs and builds custom furnaces that reach up to 2200 degrees. It’s located at 917 Bacon St.
2-year-old to receive special surround for her wheelchair in Boynton Beach February 12, 2021 at 9:55 AM EST - Updated February 12 at 9:55 AM
A child will get a personalized set of âmagic wheelsâ at an event Saturday that celebrates inclusion for people with disabilities.
Two-year-old Zoe is described by those who love her as a bright, energetic and free-spirited child. She was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy at 6 months old and sheâs unable to sit, stand, walk, or talk.
Zoe will receive a special surround for her stroller-type wheelchair with a surprise theme that will highlight her favorite things. It is handmade by Kings Point Woodshop, Little Wolf Carpentry and Chariots of Love, Home Depot, and designed to accommodate Zoeâs unique disabilities.
Should people start wearing 2 masks?
WPTV s Ashleigh Walters on Thursday spoke with Dr. Ramprasad Gopalan, an infectious disease specialist in South Florida, to answer your questions about wearing two masks.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â The nation s top medical adviser suggested recently that wearing two masks is better than one. So if you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective, Dr. Anthony Fauci
said Monday on NBC s Today show. That s the reason why you see people either double masking or doing a version of an N95.
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