Statler Hospitality

 

The multi-trillion dollar, global industry of hospitality services hinges on one thing: people. The right people make the industry what it is. Friendly. Responsive. Dependable.

 

The National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service is a new concept in hospitality employment training. The first project of its kind, the Statler Center provides blind, visually impaired, or disabled individuals with the right tools for successful careers in this rapidly growing industry. Graduates of our comprehensive program are computer literate and job-ready, equipped with a thorough knowledge of industry standards. Hotel operations. Food service. Tourism. Communications. How can we be of service to you?

 

The hospitality industry is experiencing one of its most dramatic growth periods in history. The Statler Center matches this optimistic job forecast with a working force that is capable, motivated, and disproportionately unemployed. As a division of the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D. Center for the Visually Impaired in Buffalo, New York, the Statler Center provides in-depth skills training and job preparation services to working-age adults who are sight-impaired or physically disabled and interested in pursuing permanent employment in the hospitality industry field.

 

The Statler Center’s curriculum was developed in partnership with Johnson & Wales University, one of the premier learning institutions in the field of hospitality service. Students of the Statler Center receive expert, specialized instruction in a wide variety of hospitality service areas, such as hotel front-desk procedures, reservation services, night-auditor operations, and hospitality marketing. Students also receive meaningful work experience in the field of their choice. And job-readiness training helps them become—and remain—productive, valued employees.

 

As recently as two decades ago, competitive job options for the blind and visually impaired were virtually non-existent. Current advances in modern technology have helped to open today a world of possibilities never before dreamed.

 

The Statler Center features:

Classes in our 10-week program run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Fridays are workshop days, where students receive personal guidance in a variety of job-readiness topics such as: resume writing, public speaking, and dressing for success.

 

High school or equivalency graduates who are visually impaired or physically handicapped may be eligible for enrollment. 

 

Innovative answers to the challenges that a vision impairment can present is what the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D. Center for the Visually Impaired is about. And the National Sattler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service is just one of the agency’s many programs and services that help people with impaired sight lead independent, productive lives.

 

Since its inception in 1907, the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D. Center for the Visually Impaired (formerly the Blind Association of Western New York) has been a leader in quality services for the blind and visually impaired. Rehabilitation training, low-vision optometry services, employment assistance, housing, a unique resource center, and a special preschool program are just the start. To learn more, call 716-882-1025.