Join us on September 11th as we welcome community members who have successfully launched social enterprises: businesses that have a mission to create competitive job opportunities for people with disabilities. In practice, these businesses create not only unique job opportunities, but also inclusive community spaces that we can all enjoy together.
About our presenters:
Aimee Rubin will be joining us from Game on State. Game on State is an innovative, inclusive arcade in Media, PA. From their website:
“The Game On State Story
Game On State opens its doors every day as a modern twist on a retro video game arcade. Families no longer need to go to the shore for their fill of Skee-ball and candy; it’s here in Media.
After making Delaware County their home for decades, the Rubin family has joined the downtown State Street community in offering a safe and memorable family entertainment experience. Media, long known as Everybody’s Hometown, offers a nostalgic walkable main street with shopping, dining, and festivals. Game On State is a new place for kids and anyone who wants to feel like a kid again.
This is “Everybody’s Arcade.” From the guests to the employees, we welcome the entire community.
The fun is here for lunch breaks, after-school entertainment, business gatherings, and birthday or private parties. Everyone will feel like they have the high score!”
Kelly Weiss will join us from Perkiomen Valley Brewery, a brewery and fully accessible taproom that is both sensory and mobility friendly. Kelly describes the brewery as follows:
“We like to brew good and interesting beers. We love bringing community together. We believe in belonging. We believe that inclusion can be put into action everywhere, including a space where it may be least expected, like a brewery.
Perkiomen Valley Brewery in Green Lane, PA is a tiny scratch beer brewery in the smallest borough in Montgomery County. We specialize in foraged beers hitting the many trails, woods, and fields surrounding us, as well as our and friends’ gardens for ingredients to add to our beers. We are family-owned and operated. Our sons, Noah & Jonah, both on the autism spectrum, work at PVB doing all our bottling, packaging, and keg washing.
Though small, our brewery is a trendsetter. We were the second brewery in the United States to intentionally make our taproom fully accessible for people with physical disabilities and neuro-diversities. From our double entryway to level floor, to ceiling with LED daylight lights to assist with low vision, to menus with dyslexic friendly font, to our sensory room, to a companion bathroom with full-sized and motorized changing table for ages birth-adult. Kelly and Tom designed Perkiomen Valley Brewery for comfort, safety, ease of use, and aesthetics to prove that inclusive design and trendy spaces can be meshed. Some breweries and businesses have taken some of our designs and included them into theirs. Three Cheers! The more inclusive spaces the better!
Outside of the brewery, Tom and Kelly love being together, spending Q-time with our kids and friends, walks in the wild, staring at the clouds or stars, and floating in the pool with a good beer and good music. “
Register now at the link below!