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On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
Again, a lot of times when we talk about people with disabilities, we think of someone that uses a wheelchair or has a physical disability.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the need to recognize various disabilities beyond physical ones.

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