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About America’s Heroes at Work
America’s Heroes at Work is a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) project that focuses on the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The project equips employers and the workforce development system with the tools they need to help returning service [...]

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Disabled Veterans Inspired by Athletics

Disabled Veterans Inspired by Athletics
New VA Pilot Program Encourages Disabled Army Veterans to Surf and Cycle
By AUDREY GRAYSON
ABC News Medical Unit
Oct. 19, 2008
Army veteran Michael Fradera, 30, was the victim of an IED explosion that completely demolished the vehicle he was traveling in outside of Baghdad in August 2007.

Fradera woke up three days [...]

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

IDEA’S IMPACT
Thirty Years of Progress in Educating Children with Disabilities Through IDEA

Lee is a young man with autism whose achievements belie his disability. An African-American graduate of a public high school, Lee was valedictorian of his class, went on to college, earned a degree and entered the world of work. Lee is one [...]

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