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For disabled graduates, finding jobs is tough

By Gracie Bonds Staples
May 22, 2014

Unlike his brother Drew, who went off to college after graduating last year from Dunwoody High School, Tyler Luciani, who has a mild intellectual disability, is struggling to find his place in the world. The most he can hope for is a job but training is hard to come by.

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About the Author

Gracie Bonds Staples is a freelance writer for AJC.

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