Xable.com - About Us

xAble aims to transform persons with disabilities and the community that surrounds them. xAble's mission is summed in three simple, but powerful, words: Connect, Share, and Enable.

xAble.com connects people from around the world through the power of the Internet. xAble members are encouraged to share their unique qualities, stories, content and more. We're a community that grows by the people that are a part of it. By connecting people and creating a community where everyone shares their ideas, xAble becomes an enabling platform - for growing as a person, for overcoming limitations, for education and a career, and more.

xAble.com has been live since November, 2006. Our goal is to grow a strong, durable network that spans international borders, demographics, and disability types. Through this powerful global network, xAble.com will enable many members to develop a whole new perspective on "life with a disability" and change their lives (and the lives of others) for the better.

Founders

Elio Navarro - Chief Executive Officer

Elio, 27, conceived of xAble during the summer of 2002 and has been working to build his vision within the disabled community ever since. Using his skills as a professional software developer, his many years of corporate business experience, and his personal life experience as someone with a disability (he has Spinal Muscular Atrophy), Elio knew he was the perfect person to help fill a huge need in the global disabled community. He is passionate about helping persons with disabilities connect, get inspired about life, and enabling them to live they want to live.

Elio is a business leader and entrepreneur. He completed work for his master's degree in business administration at the University of South Florida in 2003. As an undergraduate at the university, Elio served as a leader of Inroads, a professional development organization for minority students. He's an accomplished public speaker in both English and Spanish. Elio has also tutored and mentored young people with disabilities. He has supported the disabled Power wheelchair athlete community through his Internet-based business, PowerSoccerShop.com, which over the last three years has greatly expanded the affordability and access to power soccer equipment and information around the United States.

Elio has been a cornerstone in the growth of power soccer nationally. In 2003, Elio helped found and was president of the Tampa Thunder, a power wheelchair soccer team. His outreach and community involvement increased the number of power wheelchair athletes, leading to the creation of several teams around the state of Florida. Elio currently plays for the Tampa Bay Crossfire power soccer team and serves as the Eastern Regional Director for the United States Power Soccer Association. He is also a member of the 2007 U.S. National Team, an elite group of eight players selected from the best around the country. His 360 degree spin kick is a must see!

Elio works tirelessly to share his vision and inspire individuals with disabilities to achieve their dreams. He was the subject of a videotaped profile on the national broadcasts of the 2003 and 2004 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethons and was interviewed live on the 2003 show. He has also been the subject of several power soccer-related documentaries and news pieces around the state of Florida and on national broadcasts. Elio continues to speak at local and national conferences on the benefits of adaptive sports and inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace.

Elio has spinal muscular atrophy, a progressive motor neuron disorder that causes weakness in the arms, legs and torso. He uses a power wheelchair for mobility, and drives a custom-fitted van. He and his wife, Jessica, live in Tampa, Florida with their service dog, Topaz.
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Gunnison Carbone - Chief Technology Officer

Gunnison is part of the brainforce behind xAble. Gunnison specializes in bringing cutting-edge technologies to the marketplace. He has developed software solutions for companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. He's been the founder of several technology companies, written a book on open source software, an has authored numerous technical articles.

Gunnison is a self-endorsed nerd. He spends way too many hours pouring over new technology and other scientific interests. He's a member of the Professional Bowler's Association and an avid marathoner.

When Gunnison first heard about the idea for xAble and its mission, he was immediately attached to it and played a critical role in bringing it to fruition. He believes that technology is a great enabler and looks forward to seeing xAble members propser.
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Jessi Navarro - Chief Operating Officer

Jessi is the marketing and operations genius of xAble. ,The disability community became a big part of her life, after meeting Elio in the summer of 2000. She couldn't help but fall for him and after marrying in 2005, she became an integral part of Elio's ambitious endeavors! In a few short years, Jessi has helped start dozens of power soccer programs across the country as the business manager of PowerSoccerShop.com, and the team manager of the Power Soccer US National team (which Elio plays for), and is now a critical member of the xAble team. Her passion for helping people is inherent to xAble and its mission.
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