{"id":455179,"date":"2026-10-03T10:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/455179\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:34:28","slug":"el-paso-marine-veteran-proves-disability-cant-stop-his-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/455179\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Marine Veteran Proves Disability Can\u2019t Stop His Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize the contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace and highlight the importance of creating opportunities for everyone to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>This month, El Paso\u2019s own Ruben Martinez is a great example of that message in action.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and ReadyOne Industries employee with a visual disability, recently represented ReadyOne\u2019s El Paso workforce at SourceAmerica\u2019s Grassroots Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. There, he met with members of Congress and congressional staff to share his experience as both a veteran and an employee with a disability.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-ruben-martinez-1.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy: Ready One Industries\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"3023\" height=\"4031\"\/>Courtesy: Ready One IndustriesCourtesy: Ready One Industries<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/gabbys-dollhouse-el-paso\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabby From Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse Is Coming to El Paso in October<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had the chance to meet Ruben when he came into the studio for an interview last year, and what immediately stood out to me was his sense of humor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has a way of finding the funny moments in life and even uses humor when talking about his disability. But behind that personality is also an incredibly strong work ethic and a commitment to his work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuben brings two perspectives to this conversation: his service as a Marine and his work at ReadyOne,\u201d said Craig Wellons, CEO of ReadyOne Industries.<\/p>\n<p>By representing ReadyOne, his fellow veterans and the El Paso community on Capitol Hill, Ruben helped shine a national spotlight on the valuable contributions people with disabilities make every day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-building-photo.png\" alt=\"Courtesy: Ready One Industries\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/>Courtesy: Ready One IndustriesCourtesy: Ready One Industries<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/el-paso-fall-events-2026\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso Fall Events: The 2026 Guide to What\u2019s Happening<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS: Fort Bliss MWR Oktoberfest 2025<\/p>\n<p>Fort Bliss Oktoberfest returns to Biggs Park with German food, music, beer and free admission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Fort Bliss MWR Oktoberfest <\/p>\n<p>These Photos Perfectly Capture What It Means to Call El Paso Home<\/p>\n<p>Stunning photos from El Paso photographer Miguel Vigil capture the landmarks, mountains, murals and familiar sights that make the 915 feel like home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Miguel Vigil \/ Edge of 4ever Photography <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize the contributions of people with disabilities in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,6262,143,833],"class_list":["post-455179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-featured-carousel","tag-include-in-newsletter","tag-list-posts","tag-local-el-paso","tag-local-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}