About Me

Herb Drill, of Jacksonville, FL, with congenital Muscular Dystrophy and glaucoma, heads Able Me Associates (marketing consultants). His experience includes Philadelphia Inquirer (Suburban Staff Writer), Andrews Publications (Editor/writer on civil litigation in corporate officer/director liability, securities insider trading, and RICO violations), RCA Service Co. (Technical editor on testing procedures for the U.S. Navy's Aegis radar system ships), Radio Only Magazine (Staff writer), and Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (assistant financial news editor and twice-weekly column on marketing). He is a charter member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi, and Northeast Florida Writers Association. He has a business administration degree from the Wharton School/University of Pennsylvania (marketing), studied at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism, Central High School for Boys (academic diploma/honors), and Society of American Business Editors and Writers seminars. Drill has contributed articles to Kaleidoscope Magazine, Florida Times-Union, SIGNews, Florida Trend Business Magazine, Exceptional Parent Magazine, Jacksonville (FL) Business Journal, Paraplegia News, New Mobility Magazine, Corporate Online, Modern Physician, Overdrive Magazine, Philadelphia Daily News, Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania), Independent Banker, Investment Advisor, Pennsylvania Economy, Counselor Magazine, Environmental News, Sports `N’ Spokes, and Police Times, among others. He has been a correspondent for Advertising Age Magazine, Journal of Commerce, Fairchild Publications, and Reuters Economic News Service. He is a member of the Friends of the Cummer Museum (Jacksonville), has been an adjunct professor in Drexel University's Humanities and Communications Dept., and has co-authored The King's Quest and A Man of True Distinction, with science teacher Mel Flitter. His wife, Barbara, is a CPA licensed in Florida and Pennsylvania. They have three children and five grandchildren.

My Articles

Arthritis: Navigating the Pain

I'll bet you Want an iBOT(r)

Who Cares for the Caregiver

Art That Heals Young Hearts

Bullying is Seldom Child's Play

You gotta have . . . “Hope”

In any Language, She’s Courageous

Alaska: If You Want to, You Can Go

World Congress on Disabilities: Information Galore

Taxes: What You Can Deduct for Your Own or Others' Disabilities

Sibling Leadership Network: Taking on the Issues

Parkinson’s disease: What you should know

Do something SPECIAL for Special Needs Children

Cerebral Palsy: What you Should Know

Traumatic Brain Injury: What you should know

Is Vocational Training Right for Your Child?

The PC is Awesome, not Overwhelming

Navigating the Healthcare System

You Don't Have to Feel SAD

Managing Media in My Room

Let's Get Organized People

Organize Your Health Too

Organizing Your Job: Don't Work So Hard at Work

Never Give Up Hope

She's Tall in Stature

It's Still a Swing for a Good Cause

Kids With Disabilities and the Cost Maze: Part 1

Kids With Disabilities and the Cost Maze: Part 2

Pride of the Yankees

NFL Players Score Points Off the Field

Oh, to be the Yankees First Baseman

If You Build It, They Will Come

Help Teachers Get a Head Start Next Fall

Man of Vision: Professor Stephen Kuusisto

How Fathers of Children with Disabilities Cope with the Diagnosis

Retirement May Be Another Job

Young Entrepreneur Sings to 'Lead to the Lord'

Double-Arm Amputee: Paralympian and Magazine Publisher

My Profile

My Sign:  Pisces
My Age:  67

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Me and Disability