Many of you know the academic axion, “publish or perish.” As a Beltway Bandit, the axiom is, “get a contract or perish.”
Somewhat to my surprise, I was successful, and in quick order won contracts from the Departments of Education and Agriculture. Both dealt with finding employment for adults with disabilities.
That was the beginning of my current interest in our growing population of seniors in long-term care facilities, assisted living centers, and nursing homes.
One of my contracts called for me to help West Virginians with disabilities find employment. This project taught me two things:
1) there is real hunger for work among those who generally are regarded as unemployable, and
2) local politicians and small colleges are capable of absolutely treacherous behavior in blocking disabled people who seek work from getting it.
However, with the assistance of Senator Robert Byrd (D-WVA), we did find employment in a major computer project, Year 2000 computer compliance, for many of our disabled West Virginian citizens.
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