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PITCH Campaign Fact Sheet
• Former 10-year Major League veteran and Olympic Champion Jim Abbott is serving as the campaign spokesman. Abbott, born without a right hand, was a first round draft pick of the California Angels and in 1993, while with the New York Yankees, he tossed a no-hitter.
• Under the leadership of Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and Assistant Secretary of Labor Neil Romano, ODEP forged a partnership with Major League Baseball and Little League Baseball to garner greater exposure for the PITCH Campaign. As a result Abbott will make appearances at the Little League World Series in August and select Major League ballparks throughout September and October.
• The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) was authorized by Congress in the Department of Labor's FY 2001 appropriation. Recognizing the need for a national policy to ensure that people with disabilities are fully integrated into the 21st Century workforce, the Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao delegated authority and assigned responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy. ODEP is a sub-cabinet level policy agency in the Department of Labor.
• ODEP provides national leadership on disability employment policy by developing and influencing the use of evidence-based disability employment policies and practices, building collaborative partnerships, and delivering authoritative and credible data on employment of people with disabilities.