Word: assistive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...neither of the two stood out in the ball game, as other players took the spotlight. Jordan ran into foul trouble in the first half and entered the break with zero points and only one assist. At the end of the half Hill--who was booed by the Penn crazies every time he touched the ball--had five points, but on 2-of-8 shooting. He also dished out two assists...
Leontief used his ideas to assist the U.S. government in World War II as a consultant to the Department of Labor. He also received funding from the Ford Foundation, which he used to establish the Harvard Research Project on the Structure of the American Economy...
...addition to his lights-out performance frombehind the arc, the sharpshooter had what might bethe most complete game of his career. Beam grabbedsix rebounds, an assist, and a steal, and executedextremely well on the offensive...
...much more needs to be done to help people with disabilities in the workplace," says Coelho, vice chair of the task force. The report's recommendations included tax changes to help people with disabilities pay for work-related expenses, a new program with the Small Business Administration to assist those who want to start their own businesses, a plea for passage of a Patients' Bill of Rights to assist in health care and a call to make the Federal Government a model employer of the disabled. In December, Vice President Al Gore announced an Executive Order approving...
High-tech firms and computer companies, with their easier access to and knowledge of new technology, are often in the vanguard of efforts to work with the disabled. Hewlett-Packard Co., for one, has educated its managers about devices that can be used to assist employees who are blind or deaf, says Maricella Gallegos, who manages the Palo Alto, Calif., firm's disabilities employment program. Workers with emotional problems who have trouble dealing with the workplace are offered the option of telecommuting...