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Employment of People with Disabilities has been one of America's largest employment issues for an extended period of time. The Campaign for Disability Employment is a collaborative effort on the part of a number of organizations to promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities through encouragement of employers and others to recognize the talent and values we bring to the workplace, which are many-fold.
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One of the facts Disability Writer will always present is the forms of disabilities people experience are merely a part of who we are as a person. As people with disabilities we recognize this basic fact; nondisabled persons in society sometimes don’t. We do not define ourselves by the forms of disabilities we have. Instead, we recognize that we are in no way responsible for these disabilities, taking responsibility for our own success and happiness. The disabilities we experience are just an aspect of who we are as people.
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Summertime in Colorado brings one of the best attractions for Wendy and I - the Colorado Renaissance Festival, we make a point of attending every single summer. The people, shows, food, festivities, arts, crafts, and endlessly talented performances by so many skilled people who gather each year at Larkspur makes attendance an imperative for us. While Wendy and I are legally married, we have not yet had a ceremony – one day we hope to have our Wedding Ceremony at the Renaissance Festival.
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Dear Participant, My name is Amanda Petersen and I am a junior at Plainedge High School in North Massapequa, NY. I am involved in the Plainedge Advanced Research Program that allows students to study a topic of their choice. We develop hypotheses based on extensive background research and conduct surveys to test these assumptions. From there, we compose a college level paper that is submitted to prestigious competitions such as the Intel Science Talent search and the Long Island Psychology Fair.
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