President Obama's Recent Nominations Include PWD's

From the White House (12.20.10):
 
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
 
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
 
•         John Lancaster, Member, Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace 
 
President Obama said, “I am grateful these impressive men and women have agreed to join this Administration, and I am confident they will serve ably in their new roles. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”
 
 President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
 
John A. Lancaster, Nominee for Member, Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace
 
John A. Lancaster recently retired as the Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), the oldest disability grassroots organization run by and for people with disabilities. NCIL advances the independent living philosophy and advocates for the full integration and participation of people with disabilities in society. Currently, Mr. Lancaster serves as the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees for Handicap International Federation (HI) and serves on the Board of Directors of Handicap International, USA.   He also serves as a Board Member of the United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD) as Past President. Mr. Lancaster serves on the Board of the Global Universal Design Commission and the Potsdam (New York) Humane Society. He served in the Federal Government as Executive Director on the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities from 1995-2000, and had been a member of that committee since 1991. From 1981-1987, Mr. Lancaster was the Director of the Office for Individuals with Disabilities for Governor Harry Hughes of Maryland. Mr. Lancaster received his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. As a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, he commanded an infantry platoon in combat during the Vietnam War, earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star in 1968.

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From the White House (12.8.10):
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
 
 Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts:
  
•         Clyde E. Terry, Member, National Council on Disability
 
President Obama said, “I am confident that these talented individuals will greatly serve this Administration and the American people. I look forward to working with them in the coming months and years.”
 
President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts:
 
Clyde E. Terry, Nominee for Member, National Council on Disability
 
Clyde E. Terry is the Chief Executive Officer of Granite State Independent Living and is responsible for the organization’s advocacy, grant, and service activities to assure independent living and economic self sufficiency for persons with disabilities in New Hampshire. Prior to this position, Mr. Terry was the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Developmental Disabilities Council. He also spearheaded a national coalition of disability organizations on election reform and election accessibility for persons with disabilities and co-authored the 2001 publication “Voters Denied Equal Access at the Polls; A Status Report of the Accessibility of Polling Places in the United States.” Mr. Terry received his B.S. from Emerson College and his J.D. from the Franklin Pierce Law Center, now the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law.

Comments

[Dr. Ayo Maat]

Very good. These are corporate people who have disabilities. Now how about appointing some grassroots disability activists who are in the trenches with us, who have been stuck or immobilized because of no curb cuts, elevator or ramp, Braille, or ASL interpreter. Who ride paratransit or mainline public transit, who can see things not just through corporate lens or reports filed by their staff, but through the eyes of the people? Who have been there at rallies, Disability Pride Parade, protests, public hearings, court hearings, etc. Let us look forward to their serving the administration without writing sterile or incomplete reports on the plight and needs of PWDs.

[Dr. Ayo Maat]

Paratransit--it is oppresive and--none of you touch it. Chicago and Detroit paratransit riedsr need your help. We have a lawsuit on Pace, RTA, CTA in Northern Distict court. Thre paratrbnsit riedsr ar beibng sued by Pace in Chicago for contiuing the advisory council whose nam etey filed witht he Secy of State as a nonprofit and is run by the people. You don't submit amicus brefs when we file ADA lawsuits. You don't support issues of PWDs who have low or slow income Why? W are tird of being contrleld. We want to run our own paratransit and make sure it is green and more accomodating, and have our own solar-powered cars. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/IMPRUVE