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John’s Crazy Socks: Featured in The New York Post!

Discover how John’s Crazy Socks, co-founded by an entrepreneur with Down syndrome, is making a difference. Highlighted byThe New York Post, this inclusive sock store spreads happiness and champions differing abilities.

December 05, 2024
2 min read

Let’s End 8 Falsehoods about Autism

At John’s Crazy Socks, more than half our colleagues have a differing ability and many of them have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We love our colleagues and are fortunate that they work with us. They do great work and play a key role in helping us fulfill our mission to spread happiness.

We grow frustrated when we hear people make false assumptions or repeat false information about people with autism. In this article, we want to bust up eight falsehoods or misunderstandings about Autism.

May 29, 2024
4 min read

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
3 min read

Hiring People with Differing Abilities at John’s Crazy Socks

At John’s Crazy Socks, we're on a mission to spread happiness. Much of that mission is built around our efforts to show what people with differing abilities can do. At the heart of that effort is our commitment to creating jobs and hiring people with differing abilities. More than half our colleagues have a differing ability.

October 20, 2023
5 min read

New York Family Magazine Names Mark X. Cronin a Champion of Long Island’s Special Needs Community

Our co-founder and John’s father, Mark X. Cronin, has been recognized as a “Champion of Long Island’s Special Needs Community” by New York Family. The publication selected Mark X. Cronin for “making Long Island a better place for people with disabilities.”

October 04, 2023
2 min read

The Independence Café in West Nyack, New York is Now Carrying John’s Crazy Socks

At John’s Crazy Socks, we get to meet many people doing great work which is why we are so excited that the Independence Café is carrying our socks. Located in the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, New York, the Independence Café employs people with differing abilities and carries products made by businesses led by or featuring people with differing abilities.

August 24, 2023
3 min read

John at Work: What Does John Do All Day?

I am the Co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer at John’s Crazy Socks. People ask what I do so I thought I would share some of the things I do at work. It is Friday, so let me tell you about this week.

January 27, 2023
3 min read

First Check Presentation: Celebrating Colleagues Receiving their First Paychecks

At John's Crazy Socks, we recently added 15 seasonal colleagues for the holiday rush and 12 of them have a differing ability. We always pause to hand deliver first paychecks to our colleagues and turn that into a Company celebration. It makes people so happy.

November 30, 2022
2 min read

Creating More Jobs for People with Differing Abilities

This year, John's Crazy Socks added fifteen seasonal employees, twelve of whom have differing abilities.

November 23, 2022
3 min read

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Since the 1980s, October has been celebrated as Down Syndrome Awareness Month. At John’s Crazy Socks, we join the celebration by highlighting what people with Down syndrome can do.

Our co-founder and inspiration, John Cronin, has Down syndrome. John will tell you, “I have Down syndrome, but Down syndrome never holds me back."

October 01, 2022
5 min read

John of John’s Crazy Socks Visits the Art Ability Art Show at the Spirit of Huntington Art Center

John Cronin, the co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, loves to support people with differing abilities. Yesterday, that commitment took him to the Opening Night of the Art Ability Art Show at the Spirit of Huntington Art Center. All of the artwork displayed at the show was made by artists with a differing ability.

September 24, 2022
2 min read

John Never Misses an Opportunity to Vote

John Cronin, the co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, is an engaged citizen and never misses an opportunity to vote. He wants to make sure his voice is heard and that starts at the ballot box.

May 20, 2022
2 min read

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