"My mission is that we forge technology with neurological science to find ways to help millions of people with disabilities, such as loss of limbs or muscular disorders, use technology in a cheap way, " said Faisal.

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"We don't fix people with disabilities, we help people work with those disabilities and we work with managers and employers to help them understand these people, " she said.

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While most residents understand why a blind person needs a guide dog, they are often less willing to accept an animal whose function is to help people with less obvious disabilities, such as depression or panic attacks.

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However, she said the government needed to do more to help the homeless, people with disabilities and those with drug or alcohol problems find jobs.

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Workers help people with learning disabilities to wash themselves, carry out household duties as well as taking them out shopping and on activities.

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That legislation would further help people with disabilities by allowing families with disabled children to buy into Medicaid before their incomes became too high and extending coverage that would otherwise be time-limited to certain children who, without the help, would become further disabled.

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