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Go Viral Action Alert: The Employment Crisis for Americans with Disabilities Needs Your Action!

Employment = Empowerment 2010 protest signRequest President Barack Obama, Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, and key members of Congress to lead now by supporting American workers with disabilities!

Crisis Statement

Many Social Security Disability Beneficiaries want jobs now. The current do-nothing Congress and Social Security’s top leadership are failing Social Security disability beneficiaries who work or want to work.

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