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Setting acquainted at a reception after the Toasting the success of the Conference are Consumer Task Force meeting are Frank Kells, Consumer Task Force member Joe Veisz of Florida State Director of Arizona, Sherri Ash and and Lee Lawrence, Conference staff Public Informa- George Conn of the Conference staff. tion Coordinator. ouis Rigdon, also of the Conference staff, hakes the introductions (seated). Harold Snider, Coordinator of Programs for the Handicapped, Smithsonian Institution, won agreement with his observation, "In bringing these issues together and in voting on them, it is my view that the most important thing about the White House Conference is that for the first time handicapped Americans are being seen to speak for ourselves; that the government is going to be forced to be responsive / don't think we'll be doing this for Conference priorities are under discussion by Paul Ackerman, nothing." He added, "I think the Conference staff member, Harold Snider of the Smithsonian Institution way the staff has synthesized the ind Parthenia Smith of the Council for Exceptional Children. issues really gives us something 7

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