Hoosier with disabilities shares journey to independence working at Goodwill

Nico Pennisi joined WRTV in October 2022.

INDIANAPOLIS — Individuals with disabilities are twice as likely to be unemployed as individuals without disabilities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The seven-year Goodwill employee specializes in the book department and can accomplish tasks in rapid speed. “People look at Peter, they look at him and how hard he works. Or look at some of the things he’s overcome," Goodwill of Central & Southern Indian President and CEO, Kent Kramer said.As a toddler, he suffered a severe stroke that left him partially paralyzed and with a series of learning disabilities.

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