{"id":1421,"date":"2018-10-10T19:36:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/10\/sabrina-cohen\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:22:29","slug":"sabrina-cohen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/10\/sabrina-cohen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabrina Cohen: Selling to Those With Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month<\/h3>\n

REAL Trends interviewed Sabrina Cohen from Miami Beach, who is an individual with a disability that is thriving as a real estate professional.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sabrina Cohen, a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Miami Beach<\/a>, has certainly had her fair share of challenges in life. As 14-year-old, Cohen was in a car accident and in the blink of an eye was paralyzed from the neck down. \u201cI was heading to a party with my best friend. We jumped into a vehicle with friends from high school who were older.<\/p>\n

There were six kids in two cars, drag racing and the cars collided. The other five kids walked away,\u201d says Cohen. \u201cIt was a drastic, life-changing experience. It\u2019s been 25 years now, and I never quite got over it. I just cope with a very different lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coping got a lot easier once Cohen found her purpose, developing and creating community programs, including beach access and adaptive sports programs, to those with disabilities.<\/p>\n

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\"sabrina Adaptive Beach Day with the Sabrina Cohen Foundation on June 3rd, 2018 held on the beach at the 64th Street Park near 64th St. and Collins Avenue in the North Beach area of Miami Beach. Photo by MagicalPhotos.com \/ Mitchell Zachs<\/div>\n

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\u201cI look at all the good work I\u2019ve done over the years, and I\u2019ve realized that is the purpose in my life. I wake up with enthusiasm and, every day, I look forward to giving back,\u201d says Cohen, who adds that the car accident brought her this opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That good work includes founding the Sabrina Cohen Foundation (sabrinacohenfoundation.org<\/a>) in 2006 which allowed her to create a fully accessible beach in Miami Beach. \u201cI\u2019m working on a huge campaign to build our nation\u2019s first adaptive recreation center. It will accommodate both ocean access and adaptive fitness with a fully universal design and a team of specialized individuals.\u201d Realogy<\/a> recently recognized Cohen for her efforts with a $6,000 grant for her foundation.<\/p>\n

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Her work with individuals and families through the Foundation saw her fielding calls from those looking for a home that was accessible. \u201cI saw a gap that no one was filling, so I got my real estate license in 2016,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

She says that many real estate sales associates think they aren\u2019t equipped to help those with disabilities, but, \u201cMy advice is that you have to ask questions to get to know them and their needs. Don’t make assumptions. They\u2019ll tell you what you need to know to put you on the right path.\u201d<\/p>\n

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