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The Viscardi Center honors nine internationally for work in disabilities field
Photo credit: Amy Onorato
The Viscardi Center, an Albertson advocate for the disabled, announced that as part of an expansion of its outreach efforts, it will honor nine individuals for their work in the field.
Honorees include Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.), a quadriplegic who is working to increasing funding for stem cell research; Kathleen Martinez, an assistant secretary in the U.S. Labor Department, and Lex Frieden,...