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Article: Is the cart being placed before the horse? - The USDAF Sports Initiative. (United States Disabled Athletes Fund)(Editorial)

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September 22, 1997
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In early September of this year, G. Andrew Fleming, former President and CEO of the Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee (APOC), now the President of the United States Disabled Athletes Fund (USDAF), announced his organization's initiative in starting a comprehensive statewide program for students with disabilities in Georgia. In doing so, Fleming indicated that it had been APOC's mission to not only stage a successful Paralympic Games, but to leave a legacy (in the United States) for the Paralympic Movement.

"Today, we are announcing the first of many legacy programs that will significantly improve opportunities for young people with physical disabilities ...

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