Hargrove Engineering, LLC
Company Leadership - ROBERT HARRIS
Robert L. Harris
Director of Disability Services and Support [including ADA code
compliance]+
Director of FAME Services and Support
[Fashion, Arts, Music and Entertainment]
Robert Harris currently serves as  our Disability Design and FRAME
[Fashion, Arts, Music and Entertainment] Director.   He has served as an
Inclusion Consultant for the Cinergy Children’s Museum of Cincinnati and
the Cincinnati Reds Architectural Design Team, and others. He has also
provided services for  the Greater Cincinnati Region of the National
Conference for Community and Justice [now known as “BRIDGES for a Just
Community] and as a Marketing Representative for the Ohio Rehabilitation
Services Commission in the Cincinnati/Dayton area.

Robert Harris is a widower and parent of a 25year-old son.  Robert
contracted meningitis at the early age of 8 months resulting in the
permanent paralysis of both legs and his left hand.  He uses a wheelchair
for mobility.  An accomplished visual artist, Robert describes himself as an
artist for social change.  He has over 15 years video production experience
and over 30 years of experience as a visual artist.

Over the years Robert has been employed as a working art director/designer
for television production, a project director for arts programming and
employment counselor for persons with disabilities.  For 13 years he served
as the Education/Training Coordinator for the Cincinnati Human Relations
Commission, providing training in the area of Valuing and Managing
Diversity, alternative dispute resolution, and compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act.  For 7 years he served as Commissioner for the Ohio
Rehabilitation Service Commission.  In 1997, he created the Robert Lee
Harris Institute, its motto being: “Expanding the boundaries for human
potential.”  The goal is to help people achieve self-sufficiency.   

Many honors have come to Robert, including being recognized in "Portraits
in Excellence" sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Bicentennial Committee
and the City of Cincinnati, and is a state of Ohio recipient of the "Victory
Award" at a reception held at the White House with First Lady Barbara Bush.  
In January 1994, Robert received the 1994 Ohio Humanitarian Award-
Employment Equality, from Governor Voinovich, and the Human Relations
Award from the local Chapter of Christians and Jews.  Robert's artwork is
now part of Cincinnati Bell's Art Collection, and in 1995 he was honored by
the Better Housing League for his efforts in providing accessible, affordable
housing for persons with disabilities.

In the early 90s Robert was asked to assist producers from the British
Broadcasting Corporation in their production of a documentary contrasting
the lifestyles of Black people with disabilities in America with their
counterparts living in Great Britain.  Robert went to the United Kingdom in
October 1991  as a guest of the Art Council of Great Britain.  He was asked
to present his paper entitled, "Illustrations of Persons with Disabilities in
Western Art and Literature--A Work in Progress."  This same letter was
presented before the College Arts Association and the Women's Caucus for
Art. In 2004 Robert was invited to Cairo Egypt were he established good
relations with the Egyptians. He has been invited back and will be returning
there approximately every two years.

Robert is very active in the community and served on many boards and
committees, including the Ohio Art Council's Artist with Disabilities Advisory
Committee, The Contemporary Art Center, UMOJA Artist Alliance, United
Cerebral Palsy Center, University Affiliated Cincinnati Center for
Developmental Disorders (CCDD), the Arnoff Center ,SpeciaLink and as
Chairman of Cincinnati Change leading to its incorporation. He is presently
serving on the boards of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Red Cross and the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA).
a global third frontier AutoCAD based AEC/GC
that is minority business enterprise [MBE] established in 1986