"PROMOTING THE POTENTIAL OF PEOPLE" In 1988, Abilities UNlimited embarked upon a mission to provide the highest level of professional consulting services designed to address a broad spectrum of disability and diversity related issues. In adopting the motto, "Promoting the Potential of People," Abilities UNlimited was established to help companies, institutions and public agencies understand the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), and to assist them in responding with sensitivity to the needs of people of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Abilities UNlimited is a certified SBA 8(a) and Minority Owned Disadvantaged Business Enterprise with the City of Phoenix and Maricopa County, Arizona.

PROFESSIONAL TEAM Abilities UNlimited uses the skills and professional services of a team of experts in the areas of diversity and disability issues to address specific concerns including: architectural and program accessibility; disability and cross-cultural sensitivity training; employment issues impacting a diverse work place including people with disabilities; and legislative and regulatory matters affecting business operations or agency functions. The Abilities UNlimited team has an extraordinary wealth of knowledge and sensitivity that comes from many years of training, education, professional involvement, and in many cases, life experiences as individuals with disabilities.

Our Goals Abilities UNlimited Inc. has goals that include the following:

• Provide specialized information about accessibility compliance requirements for developers that will help reduce / eliminate code violations in new construction or renovations of residential or commercial properties.

• Provide training opportunities for large and small audiences in the public and private sectors in areas pertaining to:
  • Employment Rights and Responsibilities under the ADA
  • Accessibility Requirements of the ADA and FHAA
  • Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

• Provide a forum for the collection and dissemination of information related to People with Disabilities in support of the Abilities UNlimited mission.

BENEFITS Abilities UNlimited has provided its clients with many benefits including:

• Accurate, up to date and cost effective information on architectural design and modifications. It is less expensive to do it right the first time.




• Compliance with the ADA and EEOC will help avoid costly and time consuming law suits. Solve personnel dilemmas such as how to admonish, reprimand and if necessary terminate an employee for cause...even if the employee is a minority or has a disability.




• The use of an outside expert such as Abilities UNlimited in evaluation of compliance with the terms of the EEOC and ADA provides a required "third - party perspective" and is documented to be cost effective.




• Practical training opportunities to address programmatic and structural compliance with the ADA and EEOC. Sensitivity training will enlighten individuals to the concerns of people with disabilities, and provide a foundation for greater awareness of gender, cultural, and racial differences and similarities.