[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING GEORGIA INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

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                       HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise 
today to recognize Georgia Industries for the Blind as they celebrate 
National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
  Since the opening of its first manufacturing plant in 1949, Georgia 
Industries for the Blind has been creating, sustaining and improving 
employment opportunities for people who are blind. Georgia Industries 
for the Blind is part of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
and operates from its corporate headquarters in Bainbridge, Georgia. 
They have operations in three other facilities in Georgia that 
collectively employ over 100 blind individuals. They are proof that a 
workplace should be welcoming to the talents of all people and should 
be a critical part of everyone's efforts to build an inclusive 
community and a strong economy.
  Georgia Industries for the Blind has demonstrated the importance of 
raising awareness throughout the year about disability employment 
issues and to acknowledge the many and varied contributions of people 
with disabilities.
  It is with great pride that I recognize the contributions of Georgia 
Industries for the Blind to the personal and economic independence of 
blind individuals not only during National Disability Employment 
Awareness Month, but throughout the entire year.

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