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This paralyzed nurse wants to give back, so why are employers stopping her?

Latisha Anderson may be confined to a wheelchair, but she’s determined to put her hard-earned nursing degree to good use in the service of others. And the wheelchair isn’t what’s stopping her—the stigma associated with it is.
Below, Latisha shares her inspirational journey, from the moment she decided that she wanted to give back to the community to the moment when she was refused an opportunity to do so.

Nurses—lend your eyes and ears to this thought-provoking video, then tell us what you think about Latisha’s experience in the comments section below.

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