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[acoustic guitar music]
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- WAS I NERVOUS? YES, I WAS.
FOR THE FIRST DAY I WALKED IN THE DOOR,
YES, I WAS NERVOUS.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
THEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE SAYS,
"WANT TO COME SIT AT MY TABLE?"
I SAID, "SURE!"
I SAID, "I'LL COME JOIN YOUR PARTY, THEN."
SO I WENT OVER THERE,
AND WE STILL SIT AT THE SAME TABLE.
- FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES--
A LOT OF THEM, THIS IS THEIR FIRST JOB,
THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY INTERACT
IN A WORKFORCE.
AND TO WATCH THEM GROW AND DEVELOP--
WE HAVE FOLKS THAT STARTED HERE,
AND IT WAS THEIR FIRST JOB.
THEY'VE BOUGHT A CAR NOW,
OR THEY'VE BOUGHT A HOUSE NOW.
ALL THE STUFF THAT GOES ALONG
WITH BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY,
THEY START TO FEEL THAT.
- THE COALITION IS WHERE
WE'LL BRING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
INTO OUR BUILDING, INTO OUR WORKFORCE,
AND PUT THEM TO WORK,
GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED,
HELP COACH THEM THROUGH THE INITIAL PHASE
OF GETTING INTO THE WORK ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL.
THESE FOLKS ARE SOME OF OUR BEST WORKERS NOW.
- YOU GET WELCOMED HERE WITH, LIKE, OPEN ARMS.
THEY STILL GREET YOU,
AND OTHER PLACES NEVER DID THAT.
AND HERE AT BEST BUY, IT GIVES YOU OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU LEARN. YOU TEACH.
TO BE THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO LEARN FROM THE BEST.
AND I LOOK AT IT AS A CHALLENGE.