[nfbwatlk] coffee news

[Mary Ellen]

I looked up his company on the web
http://www.certainvictory.com/food_services.html
He provides food services to a military base in Washington State.
The NFB was instrumental in opening up that employment opportunity to blind
venders through the Randolph-Sheppard program. It's nice to read about
someone who has turned that opportunity into a thriving business.
>From his web site, it looks as if he's combined his food service business
with martial arts and inspirational speaking. Clearly an entrepreneurial
kind of person.


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From: owner-list at cfb.ca [mailto:owner-list at cfb.ca] On Behalf Of Frederick
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Sent: April 30, 2010 11:34 AM
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Subject: coffee news


The weekly newsletter one finds in restaurants and coffee shops, called
Coffee News, has had a number of positive mentions of blindness lately.

The current issue, volume 14 number 20, says the following:  [quote]

Fighting Back:
In 1990, 21-year-old Robert Ott was a martial arts expert and owner of his
own studio, and he pretty much had life by the tail.  That is, until he
became the victim of a crime which left him blind.  After much despair over
his situation, Ott's indomitable spirit, nurtured through his martial arts
training, gave him the strength he needed to move on in life.  He has proven
that blindness need not stop people from pursuing their dreams. Today, Ott
teaches martial arts all over the U.S., leads seminars to share his story,
and has written an inspiring biography with co-writer Bob Olson, who also
assisted him with a documentary about his life.  Ott is married with two
children and is the CEO of Certain Victory Food Services in Washington.