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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Henry Winkleman.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.27,0:00:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a working person with ability not disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.30,0:00:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here at the Clarks company my job title is Development Coordinator
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.55,0:00:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the Development Coordinator for opening up new stores and renovating existing ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.63,0:00:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm the development coordinator for the First Step Program
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.66,0:00:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a program for people with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.25,0:00:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,return to work through a short term intership here a Clark's
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.64,0:00:29.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The goal of the program is for people, during their six month internship,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.21,0:00:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build their self-esteem and their confidence and to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.46,0:00:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they bring value to companies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.48,0:00:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once they build up their self-esteem and confidence
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.09,0:00:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their really truly able and ready to learn the skills that they need
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.28,0:00:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become fully employed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.05,0:00:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having a job makes me feel excellent.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.93,0:00:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I don't have a job, I felt worthless.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.74,0:00:51.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt like I provided no value to anyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.27,0:00:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found that it very very hard to find a job
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.61,0:00:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and luckily I became involved with Triangle and the MRC.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.47,0:01:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My memory disability, in fact, aided my redevelopment,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.76,0:01:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because whenever people would say you can't do that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.69,0:01:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would just turn around and think that I could and I would do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.08,0:01:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always kept look toward the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.17,0:01:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To really succeed, it makes sense to start at the bottom
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.98,0:01:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take a good first step, then you can take another step forward
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.93,0:01:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and another step forward, but you need to start at a basic level
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.06,0:01:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can bring yourself a sense of self-worth and where you can show other people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.03,0:01:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the value that you have and offer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.34,0:01:32.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I hear the word disability used, I think that it is the worst word
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.69,0:01:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the English language.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.88,0:01:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Disability implies that you do not have abilities and that you are unable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.38,0:01:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact that is not what it is supposed to mean,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.12,0:01:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is supposed to mean abled but limited in their abilities
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.60,0:01:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Disability, should be stricken from the English language.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.09,0:01:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I talk with employers very often about offering opportunities to people with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.92,0:01:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think I would describe it in a way that very few can
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.68,0:02:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I have a person who had a disability
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.79,0:02:03.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I'm an employer.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.07,0:02:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say that you made the right choice
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.20,0:02:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're offering opportunity to people that is crucial, but what you're going to find
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.64,0:02:13.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a diamond in the rough.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.21,0:02:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With a little bit of time, effort and education, these people grow
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.32,0:02:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the most productive members of your staff.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.60,0:02:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The advice that I would give to people looking for work is
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.80,0:02:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give 100% effort.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.04,0:02:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Too many people give that 50% effort and that is what they get out of it
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.35,0:02:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you apply yourself completely,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.63,0:02:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,devote yourself to looking for a job, you'll find a job.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.97,0:02:37.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't ever give up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.45,0:02:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keep going; keep moving forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.85,0:02:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can all lay back on our past, but the future is where the future lies.