Breaking Down Barriers for Individuals with Special Needs

- 6:40

with Yasmin Nielsen, Director of Advancement, Easterseals New Jersey

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Jan 12, 2021

Yasmin Nielsen, Director of Advancement, for Easterseals New Jersey, discusses the barriers that Individuals with disabilities often experience when pursuing their goals, but with the help of a new Easterseals campaign they are facing those barriers head on so they can "Get to the Other Side". Recorded January 6, 2021.

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