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Smart partnerships with schools of technology and other colleges is one way all organizations should be expoloring in the current fiscal climate. Not only does it assist the people we support, but it creates awareness about what barriers exist to inclusion, while introducing a new generation to people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.

 

Barry Culhane is counting the days until he can finally walk unassisted again.

 

“I walked into a herniated disc surgery and woke up paralyzed, never expecting that,” says Culhane, who has only gained back some feeling in his legs since then.
 

Given his positive outlook over the last three years adjusting to life mostly in a wheelchair and decades-long involvement with the Al Sigl Community of Agencies, it comes as no surprise to his peers that Culhane has handled the physical setback so well.

 

As an Al Sigl board member, Culhane sees firsthand how the company helps nonprofits in upstate New York provide valuable resources to people with special needs. And, by day, working at Rochester Institute of Technology, Culhane routinely sees technological advancements.