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I just do everything like everybody else. It might be a little different
sometimes but
I can do it
just as well as anybody else can.
At Fort Rucker Alabama
America's elite helicopter pilots are being trained
everyday they learn not only
how to operate state of the art aviation equipment
but also how the face of various trials they may soon encounter.
Overcoming these obstacles is essential to their performance
and ultimately their career
as an aviator.
At Fort Rucker there are also others who are
facing daily challenges of their own.
The men and women of Gulf Coast Enterprises face the daily rigors of
work while overcoming their own unique disabilities.
These individuals not only do an admirable and necessary job
but some like
Michelle Chandler
go above and beyond the call of duty.
Michelle...
she first does the weekly bulletin
and... she's the Publications Control Officer for Fort Rucker.
I immediately tried applying for jobs... I tried going to temp agencies
... the rehab everything
and I got
called in for a few interviews
but...
honestly as soon as they see the wheelchair it was like ... pssssh...
she can't do the job ...even though I know that I am qualified for it
but nobody would give me that chance.
Well... in the beginning I didn't think it would work very well, okay.
But Michelle has really, and she is the
the most disabled employee that I have,
I am severly
disabled... and...
look at me.
I'm still going.
She's ... she's eager to learn all the time
and she catches on to stuff very quickly...
she does a great job.
So it has actually worked out very well...
she is a great asset now, she really is.
So I have changed my opinion a lot.
She's a computer wizard
to me ... so when I am struggling with
...
formulating something and I am just running into a problem she comes over there, because she has been to school for it
and she gives me the answer.
And,
the four degrees that I have.
They are two-year degrees they are AAS degrees.
and the first one is Office Administration...
second one is Business Computer Application...
third is Accounting Technology...
and four is Supervisory Management.
With her accomplishments
is
above
what I've seen that the other people have to go through
To me it's a really awesome thing that
her name is put into the pot.
I just want to help ... I want to help
and just be there...
I love my job.
I can't thank you guys enough for giving me a chance.
Then can I get up and walk out
that would make me really comfortable. [Laughs in background] ...