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* Increase understanding nationwide that people with disabilities can
lead long, healthy, and productive lives.gov/news. Sessions stated, "My goal is to help
make it possible for these students to achieve their higher education goals
and attain gainful employment," Sessions continued. Federal work-study funds
to these students would be dispersed from current work-study resources and
implemented at the discretion of higher education institutions. This amendment will help these students
reach the finish line," said Madeleine Will, Vice President of Public Policy
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Developed by the Surgeon General in collaboration with the HHS Office on
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four goals that, together, can help people with disabilities experience full,
rewarding and above all healthy lives as contributing members of their
communities.

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any number of other causes.
"We must learn to recognize the abilities of persons with disabilities ,"
HHS Director of the Office on Disability Margaret Giannini, M.D.
Students with intellectual disabilities (mental retardation) have made
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