- Able Lives: Incorporated - CreditsExecutive Producer:Jay WhitsettProduction Company:"CPTV"Director:Frank BorresAssociate Producer:Sarah FiccaDave DiGiovanniEditor:
- Episode 1
In the first episode of Able Lives: Incorporated we meet four people with disabilities in the workforce.
Segment one is about Michael Albert, a 25 year old man who works at
Best Video in Hamden. Best video has over 50,000 titles in 300
categories and Michael takes on the mammoth task of organizing the
videos. The store manager Richard Brown and coworker Chris "Leg" Lasala
couldn't ask for a more dedicated and focused coworker. Michael's work
ethic and personality have made him a key employee who has proved his
worth. Watch some great footage of Michael that didn't make
it to the TV show. Click Here
Segment two is a conversation between Bridgeport Mayoral Aide Ruben
Felipe and his friend, show Producer Frank Borres. Ruben shares his
perspective on life from his rebellious youth to his early attempts at
finding work with a disability. He shares insight on his position with
Mayor Fabrizi, and his future job options now that the Mayor will not
take a second term.
Segment Three features Michael Corbo, a hardworking garbage man for the
city of Waterbury who also had a growing landscaping business of his
own. An accident changed the course of his life he had to learn to live
with a disability, but thanks to the forsight of his coworkers he did
not have to learn to live on disability insurance. He stayed on as a
Supervisor and now attends college at UConn, something he says he would
never have been interested in before his accident.
Segment Four takes a look at the corporate world. IPC, a multinational
corporation with offices in Fairfield, needed to fill a position and
Jerry Koret was simply the right man for the job; disability or not.
According to Lois Leibowitz, President of Public Relations for IPC, the
company simply looks for the best candidate regardless of their
differences.





