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Tom Harkin: “Persons with intellectual disabilities also may face the most significant barriers to employment, that of poor attitudes…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Persons with intellectual disabilities also may face the most significant barriers to employment, that of poor attitudes about their abilities and low expectations for their possibilities.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin highlights the challenges faced by individuals with intellectual disabilities in the job market.

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