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Carole Stuebe, Executive Director of Portal, Inc., explains Portal, Inc. was created in 1965 by parents who wanted their 10 children to learn basic skills such as cooking and cleaning.  Portal, Inc.now serves more than 200 individuals in need of developmental accommodations.
 

Mary Survis matches individuals' abilities to the job in which they belong, rather than being stymied by a job description that eliminates them due to required physical abilities or skills.  In fact, job descriptions are the bane of Mary's existence!  They service working-age individuals ages 18-60.

 

Carole Stuebe gets reacquainted with Tim Carr.  Carole used to work with Kathleen, Tim's spouse.

Mary asked us to have an open mind and to keep her apprised of any potential jobs for clients of Portal, Inc.  She provided us with several examples, such as a young man who loved cars and wanted to be a mechanic.  He knew all about a company and its products, but the job description included lifting a weight of 50 pounds and driving a truck-skills he was unable to perform due to cerebral palsy. Those requirements would have eliminated him from the job.  Using networking, Mary convinced the company to meet the individual and repost the job without those two requirements.  That young man is now a productive and valuable employee of the company.