Articles: ShopAble

February 23, 2024

ShopAble: Support Business Owners with Disabilities

Purchasing products and services from business owners with disabilities or chronic medical conditions allows them to achieve independence and self-reliance. It also encourages inclusion and people having agency in our community. The more “able” we...

November 28, 2023

Support business owners with disabilities by purchasing gifts for the holidays

As you plan your holiday shopping this year, consider supporting local ShopAble businesses while buying meaningful gifts with purpose. Each of the artisans featured below is a local business owner with a disability or chronic medical...

December 5, 2022

ShopAble Holiday Gift Guide 2022

The Special Needs Resource Foundation of San Diego is excited to present a group of talented, local artisans with disabilities who create a variety of products perfect for gift giving this holiday season. Introducing San Diego’s...

November 3, 2022

Big Al’s Best: Toffee-maker builds community through entrepreneurship

Alex Jaeger is the easygoing 30-year-old behind Big Al’s Best—a toffee and greeting card business he operates alongside his mother, Joanna. Alex has Autism and Type 1 Diabetes. “His goal in life is to be a...

November 10, 2021

ShopAble for the Holiday Season

The holidays are upon us and this is the year of the Maker! Before you purchase holiday decor, tableware and gifts for loved ones, we’d like to introduce you to a group of talented artisans with...