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Welcome to the Statler Center

The National Statler Center is a program of Olmsted Center for Sight. Our job training programs are a unique and exciting concept in employment and training that provides individuals with visual impairments or physical disabilities with the right tools for successful careers in a rapidly growing industries such as hospitality, customer service and contact centers.

Dr. Curtis Receives Statler Leadership Award

Dr. Deborah T. Curtis, director of the Hospitality Training & Research Center at Niagara University, received the National Statler Center’s Leadership Toward Excellence Award during a ceremony held Sept. 15, 2011. Select the link below for the full new story:

http://www.niagara.edu/national-statler-center-presents-dr-deborah-curtis-with-award-for-excellence-in-education/

Statler and STEC Class Dates for 2011 & 2012

Interested? For more information please contact Jeff Pease at 716.888.4526 or jpease@olmstedcenter.org. 

Statler Center Featured in Buffalo Rising

Recently, The Statler Center was featured in Buffalo Rising, Western New York’s premier economic and cultural newspaper. Recognized as one of the nation’s leading training centers for blind, visually impaired and physically disabled individuals, Statler has served for more than 12 years. As part of the Olmsted Center for Sight, Statler embodies the organization’s mission to help those to live optimally without barriers and achieve their highest level of independence.

For the full article, select this link: http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/02/non-profit-profile-the-statler-center.html#SlideFrame_0

What do Statler Graduates Have to Say?

“I was in the very first class of the Statler Center and graduated in December 1999. Within a few months, I was hired at the Adam’s Mark Hotel and have been working full time ever since. The Statler Center not only challenged me academically, but also gave me the self-confidence, skills, and support to do my job.” - Pearl Arnold, Statler Hospitality Class #1, 1999

“I came to Statler as an unemployed and a not up-to-par-with-my-skills person. STEP training fine tuned my skills and introduced me to state-of-the-art software being used in the world of customer service. All this gave me the confidence and skills I needed to look for and secure employment. One of the things that amazed me about Statler’s classes is that everyone in the class came to the table with different skill levels. The teachers were able to keep everyone working at the same pace. As a result of graduating from the STEP class, I am now a Relay Operator for Sprint Corp and am working for Communication Services for the Deaf, USA Relay, as a full-time operator utilizing all my computer and customer service skills.”- Maria Heinlein, STEP Class #3, 2008