The vision for the railroad was pretty simple-just connect the Atlantic and the Pacific. But the obstacles that were encountered in that endeavor were almost beyond belief, and that goal was only achieved through persistence, hard work, dealing with the obstacles one by one, and an unwavering commitment to the vision. Our collective vision is fairly simple as well. We want to ensure that persons with disabilities have the same opportunities as the rest of the population beginning with meaningful employment. No one else helped me.
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Unfortunately, creating these jobs is not easy and even with excellent growth in JWOD direct labor hours and jobs last year, we still have an unemployment rate for people with disabilities of 68 percent. And the obstacles only intensify with job creation. CRP's and the disability community face in pursuit of our collective vision. A key to the success of all these initiatives is communication to ensure issues are clearly understood and our actions to deal with these issues are on track. The perfect opportunity for this communication is the upcoming NISH conference in Reno.