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Michelle

Michelle, an assembler

Michelle is an assembly worker with mental retardation. She assembles and packages articles for both retail and wholesale distribution.

Michelle at work
Open quoteMy disability is called retardation, but I don’t let it affect me in any way, shape or form. I did this assembly job, and I put some things in an envelope. It was a very good challenge, and I did it all by myself, when someone said I couldn't do it. But I did it. And I know how to do it all over again.End quote

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