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Employment Training for People with Disabilities - 4:21

with Terry Blackwell of Chimes

Posted Oct 17, 2019

One of the missions of Chimes is to help provide employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities. Their President and CEO Terry Blackwell joins Elena Russo to discuss their evolution as an organization and highlight their employment programs.

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