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CLICK HERE Listen to Brian's speech "Empowerment
by Changing the Meaning of Disability" given at RI State House
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LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER/PSYCHOTHERAPIST (25 years experience)
Only totally blind/profoundly hearing impaired nationwide
BRIAN J. HUBBARD AND ASSOCIATES, www.brianjhubbard.com
CONSUTATION/TRAINING
Provided Workshops for Other Professionals for fifteen years.
FOUNDER: Counseling For Independent Living, Inc.
Nation's first program to provide professional counseling to individuals with
physical disabilities and chronic illnesses and their families on a community
based systematic level
AWARDS/HONORS/
- September 11, 1997 "A Tribute to author Brian Hubbard" (Testimonial) Newport, RI
- Senate Citation; Rhode Island Senate
- Eunice Day Award, Vocational Resources, Providence, RI
- President's Award, Newport County Council of Community Services, Newport, RI
- City of Newport Proclamation, "Brian Hubbard Day"
- June 17, 2000 Secretary of State James Langivan Citation
- Member US Disabled Ski Team (Three Gold Medal Winner)
- US NASTAR Pacesetter
- Speaking/Lecturing (videos available)
- Keynote Speaker, University of Texas, Texas Higher Education for Adults with Disabilities
- Keynote Presenter, Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Past President, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Virginia Chapter
- Testified US Subcommittee on Disabilities
- Testified US Department of Education - RSA
- Testified National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research
- US Federal Panel Reviewer for Government Proposals 3-22-26-1996
- US Department of Education, Washington, DC,
- (Honorarium) Research Participant (World's First for Computer Chip Retinal Implant, 4/27/98) Human Subjects Committee, Harvard Medical School/MIT
- Recipient, Author of: 2 major Rhode Island grants
- 2 major US Department of Education Grants (US Grants Ranking 4th & 1st consecutively in nationwide competition)
- June 16, 2000 RI Award for Professional/Personal Excellence (1st Recipient) Tech Access of RI
EXTENSIVE MEDIA APPEARANCES (media resume available)
- Host weekly radio show - Insight Radio
- AUTHOR: From Emptiness To Empowerment: Changing Physical and Other Losses Into Strengths (Dorrance Publications)
- Author/Developer/Copyright Holder: Empowerment Therapy
HONORED NUMEROUS TIMES…
- Lynn English (MA) High Hall of Fame Recipient of Eunice Day Award - Vocational Resources
- President Award - Newport County Council of Community Service
- Appointed Rhode Island Independent Living Council (Past - Chairperson)
- Appointed Chairperson of American Disabilities Act Committee
- Rhode Island Independent Living Council
- Appointed Medical Advisory Board - Department of Motor Vehicles
- Governor's Commission of the Disabled- Corporate Partnership
- NASW Chairperson Disability Committee
- Appointed RI Vocational Rehab Advisory Board - Chairperson,
Consumer Committee, Executive Committee
(All appointments made by Governor of Rhode Island)
WORDS FROM CONGRESSMAN PATRICK KENNEDY
WORDS FROM GEORGE METRY, PhD
Dean, Rhode Island College Graduate School of Social Work
WORDS FROM FORMER U.S. SENATOR JOHN HUBBARD CHAFEE
WORDS FROM ROBERT TREICHLER, DIRECTOR
RI HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
WORDS FROM LARRY PLEAU, GENERAL MANAGER, NHL'S ST. LOUIS BLUES
WORDS ABOUT BRIAN, OREST ZAKLYNSKY, MD, CHIEF OF SURGERY, NEWPORT ( RI ) HOSPITAL
WORDS ABOUT BRIAN, SHERRY CAMPANELLI
DEPUTY DIRECTORY, RI DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES
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