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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
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Inclusion Matters

Inclusion makes us a better business. It helps us recruit employees and, in a time, when many employers cannot find enough good workers, our commitment to inclusion measures we always have enough good applicants for our job openings.

June 07, 2022
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Hiring People with Differing Abilities is Not Altruism, It is Good Business

Hiring people with a disability is not altruism, it is good business. And those businesses that hire people with disabilities find themselves at a competitive advantage and that advantage will only grow as the labor shortage worsens.

February 05, 2022
8 min read

St. John’s University Researcher Publishes Dissertation on John’s Crazy Socks Employment of People with Differing Abilities

Liza Laurino-Siegal, a doctoral student at St. John’s University has published her dissertation which examined employers working with people with disabilities. She focused her research on two Long Island based companies: John’s Crazy Socks and Spectrum Design. The study documents the benefits of employing people with differing abilities.

November 12, 2021
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Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo Visits John’s Crazy Socks

New York State Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo visited John’s Crazy Socks on Friday. The Assemblyman made the visit so he could understand more about what New York State can do to promote employment of people with differing abilities and to support small businesses like John’s Crazy Socks.

October 31, 2021
3 min read

John’s Crazy Socks Joins Congressmen Garbarino and Suozzi to Advocate for Hiring People with Differing Abilities

Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03) introduced a Resolution supporting the designation of October as Down Syndrome Awareness Month and supporting the goals and ideals of Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The Congressmen announced the Resolution at a press conference this afternoon in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness outside the Capitol Building where they were joined by Long Island's own John Cronin and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks.

October 27, 2021
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John and Mark X. Cronin Speak at the SHRM National Inclusion Conference

October 25, 2021
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John's Crazy Socks Featured on Fox News to Celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month

John Cronin and his co-founder and Dad, Mark X. Cronin, appeared on Fox and Friends this weekend as part of a celebration of Down Syndrome Awareness Month. John always says, “I have Down syndrome, Down syndrome never holds me back.”

October 11, 2021
1 min read

John’s Crazy Socks Celebrates Its Fourth Anniversary

December 9th fell on a Friday in 2016 and at 2:15 that afternoon, John Cronin leaned over a keyboard and pressed a button. At that moment, John's Crazy Socks sprang to life.

December 09, 2020
5 min read

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