(Kansas City, Mo. – March 20, 2018) – On Friday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. inside the cafeteria of Alphapointe, Alphapointe President and CEO Reinhard Mabry will be joined by KCATA President and CEO Robbie Makinen for a ceremonial signing. The signing is for the acquisition of land that will be used to complete the…
The installation will help Alphapointe’s employees adapt to its new 140,000 square foot facility in Queens See photos here INDIANAPOLIS—Last March, Bosma Enterprises became one of the first nonprofit organizations in the nation to install BlindSquare, a mobile navigation technology designed to create a more accessible environment for people who are blind or visually impaired….
Award Honors Success in Sustaining and Increasing Employment For People Who Are Blind January 24, 2018, Kansas City, MO ~ Alphapointe was honored by National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, with the 2017 Employment Growth Award. The award recognizes Alphapointe’s outstanding efforts to increase employment…
Alphapointe is pleased to announce the addition of Steve Cranford as a new member of the Board of Directors. Steve co-founded Whisper, a New York-based agency creating reputation-building brand, content, communications and media assets. Today he serves as Creative Chairman and CEO. On behalf of clients such as Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, NBC Universal,…
by Helen Hahn (Braille & Written Language Instructor at Alphapointe) “I would like to begin by stating that I am one of the lucky ones. I was fortunate enough to have earned the majority of my education prior to the development of adaptive technology for the blind. Although, the number or the amount of materials…
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(Originally published in the Times Ledger by Naeisha Rose on September 28,2017) Alphapointe, one of the largest employers of legally blind New Yorkers in the city, is moving its offices to Richmond Hill from Brooklyn. Its new home, located at 87-46 123rd St., is 138,000 square feet and employs over 200 people, 130 of whom are…
(Originally published in the Queens Tribune by Jon Cronin on September 26, 2017) Alphapointe—a nonprofit that aids the education, advocacy and employment of legally blind people—announced on Tuesday the purchase of its new location in Richmond Hill. The lease for the Midwest-based nonprofit’s Brooklyn location will end in January and the group plans on opening…
(Originally published by KCTV-5 Kansas City on July 26, 2017 by Chris Oberholtz, Digital Content Manager) Summer camp often leads to lifetime memories for kids. Sadly though, there are often children who are left out of the summer camp experience. For some it’s because of their disabilities. But KCTV5’s Carolyn Long explains how that changed this…
Originally published the New York Post on July 23, 2017. Written by Vicki Salemi. When Ted Rios turned 50 recently, his co-workers threw him a surprise party at a bar near their Borough Park office. “It was amazing! They told me how much they appreciate me and what I do,” says the sales manager at…