Knowbility, Inc. Named Employer of the Year

Online, July 14, 2010 (Newswire.com) - On June 28th, Knowbility, Inc. www.knowbility.org was named Employer of the Year by the Texas Rehabilitation Association. Knowbility was recognized for its AccessWorks program and other employment initiatives that employ people with disabilities in information technology jobs. Knowbility is a 12-year old, Austin-based national nonprofit that supports the independence of children and adults with disabilities by helping make the internet and other technologies accessible to people who are blind, visually impaired, have mobility and other kinds of disabilities. Knowbility's goal is to create a barrier-free world of information technology so that people with disabilities can fully participate in the business, educational and cultural marketplace.

The Texas Rehabilitation Association (TRA) http://www.txrehabassoc.org/index.html is a state chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association (NRA). TRA Members are public and private rehabilitation counselors, administrators, educators, social workers, job placement specialists, consultants and others involved in advocating and providing services for people with disabilities.

About Knowbility, Inc.
Founded in 1999, Knowbility is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that grew from the community collaboration that produced the first Accessibility Internet Rally in Austin, Texas (AIR-Austin). Knowbility's mission is to support the independence of people with disabilities by promoting the use and improving the availability of accessible information technology.

About AccessWorks
AccessWorks provides Document Remediation and User Experience Testing services to help business, companies and institutions meet their web accessibility goals and better serve their customers with disabilities. AccessWorkers are people with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities referred by veteran's groups, state agencies and organizations that advocate for equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities.