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Archive Home > 2006 > October > 15 > Empowering the disabled

Empowering the disabled

Jobs benefit people with disabilities, employers

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
October 15, 2006

On Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. sharp, a Dial-A-Ride bus drops Matt Wilson off for another day of work at Bend's Body Shop. While gym members pump their quads, hams and triceps, Matt works with a spray bottle and rag, quietly and carefully cleaning each piece of equipment.

Wilson, who has Down....

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