John D. Robinson (disability advocate)

John D. Robinson is a congenital quadruple amputee, author, entrepreneur and disability advocate from New York.

He is the subject of a public television documentary, "Get Off Your Knees: The John Robinson Story", along with a companion autobiography, "Get Off Your Knees: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Determination",[1] published in 2009.

Since 2011, he's served as managing partner and CEO of Our Ability,[2] founded by him in 2010, which provides inclusive workforce and employment consulting, mentoring, workshops, keynotes and seminars on disability and diversity; and building coalitions among New York State businesses interested in both hiring and building supplier diversity of businesses owned by individuals with disabilities.

John Robinson was featured on ABC News in November 2009.

[7] Media coverage of Robinson includes WNYT [1],[8] WRGB,[9] WTEN,[10][11] and the Times Union,[12] and the Obama White House.