• We will always create competitive employment and career opportunities for people with disabilities.
  
  
• We will be selected consistently by our customers as their "first choice" technology service provider.
  
  
• When we compete, we will compete to win.
  
  
• We will be leaders in advancing assistive technology solutions for people with disabilities.
  
  
• We will never, ever tolerate pity and we will work to eliminate it.
  
  
• We will always have a work place of inclusion, not exclusion.
  
  
• We will always give back to the community.
  
  
• We will remain steadfast in our commitment to employee development and training.
  
  
• We will remember that one of our greatest strengths and power is our unity.
  

Our Values

• Integrity - We will never, ever compromise integrity.
  
  
• Professionalism - We believe in professional conduct at all times.
  
  
• Customer as Partner - We are dedicated and loyal to our customers, and we work together as partners.
  
  
• Initiative - We believe that without initiative, success is not possible.
  
  
• Performance - We expect everyone to perform to the best of his ability. We do not accept mediocrity.
  
  
• Attitude - We believe a positive attitude is everything.
  
  
• Volunteerism - We believe the greatest way to build character is by helping others; this is not preferred, but expected.
  
  
• Accountability - We take responsibility for our actions.
  
  
• Respect - We treat ourselves and others with respect at all times.
  
  
• Teamwork - We believe that the greatest accomplishments are the result of a team - not of an individual.
  
  
• Quality - We are dedicated to doing the job right the first time.
  

Quotes

• January - "Volunteerism-We believe the greatest way to build character is by helping others; this is not preferred, but expected." - Bender Management Team
  
  
• February – "Ten-thousand young people in Allegheny County are in need of mentors." - J. Mario Mcleod of Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania
  
  
• March – "Volunteers provide friendship and support to young people who are facing challenging situations, serve as positive role models, and help to instill important values, goals, and skills " - President George W. Bush
  
  
• April – "Volunteerism is a valued tradition in Ontario." – Ministry of Citizenship, Ontario
  
  
• May – "62% of employees from companies supporting volunteerism recommend their firm as a good place to work compared to only 39% from those at firms not supporting volunteerism." - Walker Information 2001 National Employee Benchmark Study
  
  
• June – "Lending a helping hand to others may help you live a longer life." - Real Age
  
  
• July – "Volunteers enrich our lives every day with their generosity and compassion." - President William Jefferson Clinton
  
  
• August – "And so my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." – President John F. Kennedy
  
  
• September - "You cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening your own." - Anonymous
  
  
• October – "Some of my best friends and colleagues I have met, through volunteerism." - David Shapira
  
  
• November – "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad for morals; now we know that it is bad economics." - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  
  
• December – "Mankind is my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business" - Jacob Ma
  
  

• January - "A wise man will make more opportunity than he finds." - Francis Bacon
  
  
• February – "If you lack initiative, recognize that the problem comes from the inside, not from others." - John Maxwell
  
  
• March – "While no one expects you to set the world on fire in the first six months, the work group will be determining whether you can be counted on to go beyond pulling your weight, to chip in on work that falls outside your job description." How to Be a Star at Work - Robert E. Kelley-This quote is from a chapter on Initiative.
  
  
• April – "Be a self-starter. Do it now! When you don't know how to do something, start. Beware of the paralysis of analysis. Be a person of action." - Mamie McCullough
  
  
• May – "A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to accomplish his goals" - Larry Bird -- NBA Star and Coach
  
  
• June – "For me success is to leave the woodpile a little higher than I found it." - Paul Harvey -- Radio Host
  
  
• July – "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of will." - Vince Lombardi
  
  
• August – "Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it" - Arthur Schopenhauer
  
  
• September - "Initiative earns its place at the center...It is the first work strategy that co-workers and managers look for in hires." How to Be a Star at Work - Robert E. Kelly
  
  
• October – "Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be." - Grandma Moses
  
  
• November – "Lead On." - Justin Dart
  
  
• December – "Initiative is doing the right thing without being told." - Victor Hugo

• January - " Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -Harriet Beecher Stowe
  
  
• February – "Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." - President John Quincy Adams
  
  
• March – "I start where the last man left off." - Thomas Alva Edison
  
  
• April – "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it and the faith to believe it's possible." - Rich DeVos
  
  
• May – "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
  
  
• June – "Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge
  
  
• July – "When I authored the Americans with Disabilities Act, it was because of my own experiences." - Tony Coelho
  
  
• August –"Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages" - General George Washington
  
  
• September – "Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing" - President Abraham Lincoln
  
  
• October – "Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  
  
• November – "It's not that I am so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." - Albert Einstein
  
  
• December –"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

• January - "We will never, ever compromise integrity."
  
  
• February – "Do not repeat anything you will not sign your name to." Anonymous
  
  
• March – "The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is Integrity." Zig Ziglar--Author and Motivational Speaker on Sales
  
  
• April – "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  
  
• May – For employee success, loyalty and integrity are equally as important as ability." Harry F. Banks
  
  
• June – "Gray is not a substitute for black and white" Jon Huntsman Sr.
  
  
• July – "Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now--always." -- Albert Schweitzer
  
  
• August – "Character is much easier kept than recovered." Thomas Paine
  
  
• September – "This above all: to thine own self be true." William Shakespeare
  
  
• October – "The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good." Ann Landers
  
  
• November – "Who lies for you will lie against you" Bosnian Proverb
  
  
• December – "The time is always right to do what is right." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  
  

• January - "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  
  
• February – "The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm." H. W. Arnold.
  
  
• March – "None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." Henry David Thoreau
  
  
• April – "Men who do things without being told draw the most wages." Edwin H. Stuart
  
  
• May – "For every sale you miss because you are too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you are not enthusiastic enough." Zig Ziglar
  
  
• June – "One person with a belief is equal to the force of 99 who only have an interest." John Stuart Mill
  
  
• July – "You can’t sweep other people off their feet, if you can’t be swept off your own." Clarence Day.
  
  
• August – "A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one." Mary Kay Ash.
  
  
• September – Be ENTHUSIASTIC as a leader. You cannot light a fire with a wet match! Author Unknown
  
  
• October – "Celebrate what you want to see more of." Tom Peters
  
  
• November – "Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier." Susan Rabin, Motivational speaker and author.
  
  
• December – "No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit." Helen Keller
  
  

• January - "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" – Vincent Van Gogh
  
  
• February - "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
  
  
• March - "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others" - Robert Louis Stevenson
  
  
• April - "The best way out is always through." Robert Frost
  
  
  
  

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