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People With Disabilities in the Federal Workforce

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Success Stories in the Federal Government

• Sheri Denkensohn
  Senior Counsel
  Department of Health and Human Services,
  Office of Inspector General

"I am a quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident that occurred when I was 16 years old."

• John V. Wright, Jr.
  Meteorologist-in-Charge.
  National Weather Service

Wright was born with cerebral palsy, which affects his walking gait and speech.

• Craig Enoch.
  District Manager.
  Social Security Administration (SSA)

He was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (commonly known as broken bone syndrome).

• Alice Gottschling
  Computer Assistant
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

She has a genetic disorder that destroyed her central vision.