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Bill Clinton: By listening to citizens with disabilities, as experts about their lives and what they need to live healthy and…

On the recordAugust 25, 1994
By listening to citizens with disabilities, as experts about their lives and what they need to live healthy and productive lives, we will be able to pursue our common vision of moving from exclusion to inclusion, from dependence to independence, from paternalism to empowerment.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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