Angela Calzone's Vision:Integrating disabilities into the workforce

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me the World

Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Send us a text Angela Calzone shares how Inroads to Opportunities supports individuals with disabilities through comprehensive programs designed to facilitate meaningful employment. The organization's business-oriented approach focuses on integration, skills development, and changing employer perceptions about hiring people with both visible and invisible disabilities. • Inroads to Opportunities serves approximately 400 individuals annually with various disabilities • School-to-work tr...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mayator.
0:11.6	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.5	Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry.
0:25.5	Real life people who will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:34.8	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance, and a better understanding for
0:41.0	autism around the world.
0:43.0	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World. Joining us today is Angela Calzone,
0:59.2	president and CEO of Enroads to Opportunities, an organization dedicated in supporting individuals
1:06.5	with disabilities, both visible and invisible. They provide training and assistance to facilitate a seamless transition into the workforce.
1:16.2	Angela brings a wealth of knowledge, and we are delighted to have her with us today.
1:20.9	Thanks for coming on.
1:22.1	We're delighted to do this.
1:23.5	If you would, tell us a little bit about what you do.
1:26.4	We are in Roads to Opportunities, and we are in 501C3 nonprofit organization.
1:33.4	It's been around about 66 years, and we support individuals with disabilities, whether
1:39.3	they're visible disabilities or invisible disabilities.
1:42.6	So what does that mean?
1:47.0	That means physical, mental health,
1:56.5	behavioral health, intellectual developmental disabilities. And we take folks as young as 16 in our various programs and they can stay with us through retirement and beyond.
2:04.0	What prompted you to get into this line of work?
2:07.4	So I had a management consulting practice for many years,
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