START-UP NY
Extraordinary Speaker Series & Lunch:
"Ben & Co."
Guest Speaker: Sue Lehr
Sue Lehr is the mother of Ben Lehr, who was diagnosed with Autism in 1978. Ben, a Start-Up NY participant, is the owner and operator of Ben Lehr & Co., a local company that manufactures and sells specialty, handmade wood furniture. Sue Lehr has a Ph.D. in Special Education from Syracuse University and recently published a book "Beautiful Ben - My Son with Autism."
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
12 pm - 1:30 pm
South Side Innovation Center
2610 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY 13205
(next to Dunk & Bright Furniture)
Cost: $10
$5 for SSIC Tenants and SSEA Members
FREE for Start-Up NY Participants
R.S.V.P. by Monday, December 14, 2009
Contact Alicia by phone: (315) 443-8634 [voice]
or e-mail: acmillin@syr.edu.
About Start-Up NY and Partners
Start-Up NY helps people with diverse disabilities gain access to business development resources to grow successful business ventures. Start-Up NY is a collaborative partnership of Onondaga County Office of Economic Development and Department of Social Services, Syracuse University: Burton Blatt Institute Centers of Innovation on Disability, Whitman School of Management: Entrepreneurship Emerging Enterprises Program, and ARISE.
Start-Up NY activities & materials are funded by a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP #E-9-4-6-109). This document does not necessarily reflect the views & policies of the US DOL ODEP nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.
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