We have to change that expectation to saying, Wait a minute. Everybody's got some kind of disability.
Tom Harkin: “We have to change that expectation to saying, Wait a minute. Everybody's got some kind of disability.”
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Harkin emphasizes the need to change perceptions about disabilities and employment expectations.
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