Cheryl Volkman Knight
Cheryl Volkman Knight is a true visionary. In 1985, when female leaders were rare, she became the CEO of AbleNet leading the company to worldwide recognition helping people with disabilities. In 2003, she invented a garden chair to help ease back pain while gardening. Now retired, she divides her time between Minnesota in the summer and Florida in the winter. Cheryl enjoys visiting family and friends, cooking, reading, gardening, photography, walking, kayaking, and sitting on the dock watching the stars with her husband, living life to the fullest.
A Remarkable Journey
Building AbleNet
Building AbleNet is a compelling entrepreneurial adventure detailing the journey of this author, and her two co-founders, embarked on to champion the belief that children and adults with severe disabilities can be recognized as the whole and capable individuals they are, when given the tools to prove it. With innovations in assistive technology and state-of-the-art educational training programs for parents and educators, AbleNet products and services ushered impossible dreams into reality for many individuals worldwide. Building AbleNet is a powerful example of the love and commitment that is required to nurture a dream and bring it to life...