Dreaming of Things… Ken Kunken #35 121824 #Disability=Ability #podmatch
- Dreaming of Things... Ken Kunken #35 121824 #Disability=Ability #podmatch Newclevelandradio.net, Karen Hale 34:09
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About Kenneth Kunken
In 1970, while a junior in Cornell University’s College of Engineering, Ken Kunken broke his neck making a tackle on a kick-off in a lightweight football game against Columbia University. Ken sustained a spinal cord injury at the C 4-5 level, rendering him a quadriplegic, almost totally paralyzed from the shoulders down. Ken spent more than 9 months in various hospitals & rehabilitation.While a patient, Ken testified before a U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Health Care, chaired by Senator Edward Kennedy.In 1971, 20 years before the Americans with Disabilities Act, Ken returned to the Cornell campus, completing his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering…
While working at the Center, Ken became a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor and made numerous public presentations on non-discrimination, affirmative action and Employment of the disabled. In 1977, Ken was named the Long Island Rehabilitation Associations “Rehabilitant of the Year” and in 1979 Ken was the subject of one of the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale’s nationally syndicated radio broadcasts “The American Character”.Wanting to accomplish still more, Ken enrolled in Hofstra University’s School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1982. Ken then went to work as an assistant district attorney in Nassau County, Long Island. Ken was promoted a number of times during his more than 40 years with the District Attorney’s Office, eventually becoming one of the Deputy Bureau Chiefs of the County Court Trial Bureau, where he helped supervise more than 20 other assistant district attorneys. In addition, over his years working in the Office, Ken supervised more than 50 student interns. In 1996 Ken received the Honorable Thomas E. Ryan, Jr. Award presented by the Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County for outstanding and dedicated service as an Assistant District Attorney. In 1999, Ken was awarded the George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award presented by the Hofstra Alumni Association, Inc.Beginning in 2005, for nine consecutive years, “The Ken Kunken Most Valuable Player Award” was presented annually by The Adirondack Trust Allegiance Bowl in Saratoga Springs, NY, in recognition of Ken’s personal accomplishments, contributions to society and extraordinary courage. In 2009, Ken became a member of the Board of Directors of Abilities Inc., and in 2017 he became a member of the Board of Directors for the parent company of Abilities Inc., the Viscardi Center. In 2020, Ken was inducted into “The Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame,” as a member of the class of 2019.In December 2023, “The Kenneth J. Kunken Award” was presented by the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, for the first time, to an outstanding Nassau County Assistant District Attorney who personifies Ken’s unique spirit and love of trial work, as well as his commitment and dedication, loyalty to his colleagues and his devotion to doing justice. The Award will be presented annually.In March 2024, Ken was named one of the Long Island Business News Influencers in Law.Ken retired from full-time employment in 2016, but continued to work with the District Attorney’s Office for the next eight years in a part time capacity, providing continuing legal Education lectures and litigation guidance. In October 2023, Ken’s memoir “I Dream of Things That Never Were: The Ken Kunken Story” was published. In 2003 Ken married Anna & in 2005 they became the proud parents of triplet boys.
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