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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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I’ve learned that it’s not the disability that defines you,” Abbott explains. Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. But just three years later, in 2001, she was struck by a car on her way back to school from swim practice, and lost her left leg at the knee as a result.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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The idea wasn’t to simply learn how to make IBM more attractive to minority talent. Not only did the PWD task force ensure compliance, they “established a worldwide accessibility project office” in 2002 to ensure all products and services were made accessible. The idea was also to explore ways to expand the company’s customer base.

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