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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

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
4 min read

Another Face of Beauty: A Fashion and Art Show: on October 7, 2023

John’s Crazy Socks is staging our second annual Another Face of Beauty: Fashion and Art Show as part of the Long Island Fall Festival. The event will feature a fashion show, musical performances and a display of artwork. All of the models, performers and artists will have differing abilities.

September 27, 2023
2 min read

John and Mark X. Cronin Speak with a Parent Group on Long Island

John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, spoke with an assembly of parents of children with differing abilities. They shared a message of hope for the future of their children.

September 22, 2023
3 min read

John Gets His Haircut by Regina at Astor Place

John went for another haircut yesterday, something he enjoys doing, so I figure we should share a little about John’s experience.

September 17, 2023
4 min read

A French Academic Journal Has Published an Article on John’s Crazy Socks Employing People with Differing Abilities

We learned that an article about John’s Crazy Socks by Professors Jérémie Renouf and Noreen O’Shea has been published in the academic journal Entreprendre & Innover, a quarterly journal focused on entrepreneurship and innovation.

August 25, 2023
5 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’s Crazy Socks Promotes Entrepreneurship for People with Down Syndrome in Webinar

John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, joined a panel of presenters for the webinar: Envisioning Possibilities: A Panel on Entrepreneurship for the Down Syndrome Community. The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) organized the webinar.

June 05, 2023
4 min read

John and Mark X. Cronin Speak to the Harkin Summit on Scaling Disability-Driven Innovation

The Harkin Institute held the inaugural Harkin Summit on Scaling Disability-Driven Innovation Summit this past week. John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, were among the invitees and they presented during the second day of the Summit.

May 12, 2023
4 min read

Journal for Entrepreneurs Publishes Interview with John and Mark of John’s Crazy Socks

Mark X. Cronin, John’s partner and father, often says that John is a natural entrepreneur. Now, Go Solo, an online journal for entrepreneurs, has featured John and Mark in their digital publication.

April 12, 2023
2 min read

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