[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF OUTLOOK NEBRASKA, INC.

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                             HON. LEE TERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize--Outlook Nebraska, 
Incorporated--an organization that I've had the pleasure of visiting 
and seeing firsthand the positive impact they have in the lives of so 
many. This organization is part of the AbilityOne Program, which 
enables more than 50,000 Americans and 3,300 wounded warriors 
nationwide, who are blinded or severely disabled, to work and provide 
products and services to federal and commercial customers.
  Today in America, seventy percent of blind and visually impaired 
working-aged adults are not employed. Opportunities provided by Outlook 
Nebraska and the AbilityOne Program have played an important role in 
bringing people with disabilities into the workforce. As one of 
Outlook's employees said to me, ``They looked at me for my abilities--
not my disability.''
  The AbilityOne Program affords Americans who are blind or disabled 
the opportunity to acquire job skills and training, receive good wages 
and benefits, and gain greater independence and a better quality of 
life. I applaud Outlook Nebraska and the work it does each day to open 
doors of opportunity for Americans who are blind or disabled.

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