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Statler Hospitality

Serving People. Serving a Need.

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?

Serving an Industry

Serving an Industry: The hospitality industry is known for the amazing diversity of its work force, and the variety of positions it has to fill. The Statler Center provides in-depth skills training, and job preparation services, to working-age adults who are visually-impaired and/or physically disabled and interested in pursuing permanent employment in the hospitality industry.

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 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.

Serving a Community

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.

Statler Center features:

• A comprehensive curriculum specially adapted to meet the needs of persons with disabilities
• Qualified, professional staff specially trained in working with the visually impaired
• Access to state-of-the-art computers and industry-specific software
• A modernized, well-equipped facility
• Hands-on work experience in the student’s field of choice
• Follow-up advisement after a student has secured employment in the field to help ensure his or her long-term success
  

Classes in our 10-week program run from 9:00am to 4:00pm, 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. 

Serving a Purpose

Innovative answers to the challenges that a vision impairment can present is what the Olmsted Center for Sight is about. Statler Center 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, Olmsted Center for Sight (formerly 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.