Benjamin Tracy Minish Recognized for His Work Helping Individuals with Disabilities

Benjamin Tracy Minish was recently recognized as one of CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine’s employees of the year.    Minish, who has worked at NASA’s Johnson Space Center for 35 years as a shuttle programmer, shuttle instructor, Recon Branch chief, Multi-lateral Ground Segment Control Board chair and Mission Operations branch chief, is currently the Mission Control Center Systems Ops manager. He also has Retinitis Pigmentosa, can see less than five degrees of his field of vision, and is legally blind.    Minish is passionate about helping individuals with disabilities (IWDs). This past year, he served as chair of the No Boundaries (NoBo) Employee Resource Group, an employee resource group geared for IWDs.    Read more about Minish and his recent award on Roundup Reads.        Image caption: Benjamin Tracy Minish (seated, second from left) was recognized for his work helping individuals with disabilities.