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John Cronin and John’s Crazy Socks Join the National Down Syndrome Society Adult Summit

John Cronin and John’s Crazy Socks came out to support the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Adult Summit in Cincinnati. The Adult Summit brings together adults with Down syndrome and their caregivers to learn from experts and leaders on issues of independence and aging.

November 13, 2023
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Seasons Change but Special Olympics Remains a Constant for John Cronin

“I love the Special Olympics,” said John Cronin, the co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks. “I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics for twenty-two years. And I am on teams all year round.”

November 07, 2023
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John Makes Sure He Votes in Every Election

“Voting is so important,” says John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks. “It is how I make my voice heard. And it is how we make sure elected officials pay attention to us.”

November 06, 2023
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John and Mark X. Cronin Deliver the Keynote Address for Arizona SHRM Conference

John and Mark X. Cronin delivered a moving keynote speech to kick off the annual conference for the Arizona Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Blending inspiration and motivation with practical notes on hiring people with differing abilities, the father and son founders of John’s Crazy Socks earned a standing ovation from the packed conference room.

October 31, 2023
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Time to Raise the SSI Asset Levels

Could you survive on your 1989 salary? Of course not, but that is what the Social Security Administration asks people with SSI to do. The asset limits – the maximum amount you can save and still quality for SSI – have been frozen at $2,000 since 1989.

October 23, 2023
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John and Mark X. Cronin Address International Audience in Sweden and Norway

The Swedish Down Syndrome Association and Down Syndrome Norway combined efforts to organize an online conference with John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, as the featured speakers. The event gathered parents, advocates and people with Down syndrome to hear John and Mark’s inspirational story and to hear success stories about the employment of people with Down syndrome.

October 19, 2023
4 min read

Ending The Sub-Minimum Wage for People with a Disability

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to celebrate the achievements of people with differing abilities in the workplace. Yet there is a stain on the celebration because the sub-minimum wage persists and we have people in this country paid as little as $0.25 an hour simply because they have a disability. It is past time that we eliminated the sub-minimum wage.

October 11, 2023
3 min read

Why National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Matters at John’s Crazy Socks

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) always has a special place at John’s Crazy Socks. NDEAM matters because it calls all of us to recognize that 20 million Americans with a disability cannot find meaningful work despite being ready, able, and willing to work. NDEAM matters because it calls on us to focus on what people can do, not what they cannot do. NDEAM matters because we are never blinded by a person’s limitations, we are awed by their possibilities.

October 01, 2023
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John Meets Candidates for Election at Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, rose early to attend a networking breakfast held by the Huntington Chamber of Commerce. It was a meet-the-candidate event with elected officials and candidates for Town and County races in attendance.

It was an important opportunity to make his voice heard. John spoke with the candidates about his business and about issues affecting people with differing abilities.

September 19, 2023
3 min read

It is about Time: A Bill Has Been Introduced to Raise the SSI Asset Level to $10,000

For millions of Americans, a bill introduced last week in Congress is a path to greater independence. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Savings Penalty Elimination Act would increase asset limits to $10,000 for individual beneficiaries, $20,000 for married couples, and annually adjust for inflation.

September 18, 2023
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John Cronin Celebrates at the NDSS NYC Buddy Walk

John Cronin, the co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, joined the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) NYC Buddy Walk® celebrating people with Down syndrome.

September 12, 2023
3 min read

John Cronin Joins the Celebration for the Down Syndrome Video on Times Square Billboard

Hundreds of people from across the country and around the world gather in Times Square for the video and John Cronin, founder of John’s Crazy Socks, and his family were among those joining the fun.

September 11, 2023
4 min read

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