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SUMMIT
We
C have joined together to seek the full and harmonious implementation
of the Americans with Disabilities Act. At the same time we strive to stem
litigation, fear; hostility and expense that could occur, if we do not work
together. Wendy Lechner, National Federation of Independent Business
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highest priorities as your next President are to restore economic
opportunity and rebuild (1 sense of community in our great nation. That is
why I believe the ADA is SO important
I am strongly committed to full
implementation and enforcement of the ADA, because I believe that our
entire nation will share in the economic and social benefits that will result
from full participation of Americans with disabilities in our society.
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behalf of President Lane Kirkland and our 14 million members
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say
to you that whenever the rights of people with disabilities are challenged,
labor will be there to answer the call. Richard Womack, Director for Civil
Rights, AFL-CIO
We
have not resolved all of our differences, but we have achieved (II)
historic fundamental agreement among business, labor, government and the
disability community to cooperate for the full implementation of ADA.
Pat Wright, DREDF
President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
ENPLOYMENT of COMMITTEE PEOPLE
THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON
EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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CHAIRMAN
JUSTIN DART
January 13, 1993
Dear Colleague:
Enclosed is a copy of the interim report of the ADA Employment
Summit held on December 2nd, in Washington, D.C. Although the work
of the Summit is not finished - our work groups continue their
labors - we believe that historic progress has occurred.
1. President-elect Clinton, in a written statement to the Summit,
reaffirmed his strong commitment to "full implementation and
enforcement of the ADA." This commitment was underlined and
clarified by the personal participation in the Summit of Clinton
colleague Senator Tom Harkin, Transition Team disability leader Bob
Simpson and Clinton disability campaign leader Sharon Mistler.
2. More than 200 leaders of business, labor, government and the
disability community, among them former opponents in the long
debates over the passage of ADA, reached an unprecedented agreement
to cooperate for full and harmonious implementation. Not all
differences were resolved, but common goals were identified, and
the Summit voted to establish an ongoing committee to facilitate
cooperative pursuit of those goals.
It is incumbent on all of us now to utilize these landmark
expressions of national will, and the national leadership which
they promise, to make cooperative implementation of the ADA a
reality in every mainstreet America. Limited numbers of additional
copies of the report may be obtained from the President's
Committee.
We congratulate John Lancaster, Liz Savage, Natalie Shear, Paul
Hearne, Maggie Roffee, Paul Hippolitus, Wilson Hulley and all the
organizers and members of the Summit (full list in the report).
Once again Americans have come together in the great tradition of
our Constitutional founders, and democracy has advanced. Let us
join together to keep, the promise of the Summit, and of ADA.
Tony Tony Sincerely, Coelho Coclho Tab Justin Dart Nancy Fulco Paul Marchand
Fred Fred R. Patterson Patterson Bob Simpson Womack 00
Richard Womack
Pat Wright
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MEMORANDUM FOR BRUCE LINDSEY AND MARK GEARAN
SUBJECT: Disability Position
FROM:
Mike Lux
Attached is a memo from Paul Miller on the idea of having a
disability sensitive person on the WH staff, and more
specifically, on someone he thinks would be good for that role:
Becky Ogle.
I know there is not an available slot in OPL for such a person,
nor are we structured in a way where staff is assigned to
constituencies, but I think such a staff person slotted somewhere
in the WH would be a valuable asset. Given the challenges that
people with disabilities face that many people don't tend to
think of naturally, and given the political challenges we've had
in dealing with this constituency, such a person could save us a
lot of headaches.
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WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mike Lux
FROM:
Paul Steven Miller
Disability Constituency PM Search Manager
DATE:
February 23, 1993
SUBJECT: Becky Ogle
As we discussed yesterday, I am writing to you about BECKY OGLE,
a very talented and committed woman with a disability. As you
know, Becky was quite active in the campaign and at the
Presidential Inauguration Committee focusing on issues concerning
persons with disabilities. As a result of the work of persons
like Becky, President Clinton's Inauguration was the most
accessible to and inclusive of persons with disabilities in
history. She has demonstrated a true dedication to this
administration. I have personally worked with Becky and was very
impressed. In addition, Pat Wright and Liz Savage of Disability
Rights and Education Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) both speak very
highly about Becky's talents and judgment.
The particular expertise that Becky can bring to the
administration is in the area of advance, communications and/or
public liaison. Specifically, Becky can be the administration's
advance/public liaison expert on disability accessibility and
inclusiveness. Not only can Becky ensure compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, but she can also ensure the
inclusion of persons with disabilities in administration events.
For example, Becky can focus on accessibility issues for bill
signings, town hall meetings, presidential events, etc. Becky
can be responsible for arranging for sign language interpreters,
close-captioning of events, braille materials, ensuring
architectural accessibility, and full inclusion of disabled
members of the public. It is important to note that although
Becky's expertise is in the area of disability access technical
assistance, she need not be limited solely to these issues.
Although there is a need in this administration for the skills
that Becky possesses, there is not any specific position in the
plum book to address these needs. I appreciate your attention to
figuring out how best to meet these needs of the administration
with Becky. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you should
have any further questions.
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The President's Committee on
Employment of People With Disabilities
Justin W. Dart, Chairman
907 6th Street, S.W., Suite 516C, Washington, D.C. 20024
202-488-7684 VOICE, 202-484-1370 TDD, 202-863-0010 FAX
Residential Office
FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION
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Additional Comments or messages:
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THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON
PLOPLE
EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
1331 F STREET. N.W.. WASHINGTON D.C. 20004-1107
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(202) 376-6200 VOICE (202) 376-6205 TDD (202) 376-6219 FAX
CHAIRMAN
JUSTIN DART
June 3, 1993
Hon. Bill Clinton
President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Clinton:
T respectfully request that you appoint a person to replace me as
Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities by December 1, 1993. It would be an honor for me to
continue to serve during all or any portion of the intervening
months in order to complete current projects and to cooperate with
an orderly transition.
It has been a privilege to serve in your administration, and to
work with come great members of your people first team like Tom
Harkin, Stony Hoyer, Major Owens, Bob Silverstein, Mike Lux, Debbie
Fine, Bob Boorstin, Fred Fay, Bob Simpson, Paul Miller, and Bob
Sevigny. You have reinforced your campaign support for the
Americans with Disabilities Act. You have made some splendid
appointments that empower authentic disability rights advocates in
your administration: Judy Heumann, Marca Dristo, Max Starkloff,
Hughey Walker, Bonnie O'Day, Michelle and Michela Alioto and
others.
To an unprecedented extent you have involved representatives of
major disability community constituencies in the White House
decision making process - especially in developing the health care
reform plan. Your cooperation with my agency and with me
personally has been outstanding. You have reached out to us; you
have responded to us; you have not tried to limit us.
I have been Chairman of the President's Committee for almost four
years. While the percentage of Americans with disabilities in the
productive mainstream probably has not changed much during that
DIGNITY. EQUALITY. INDEPENDENCE THROUGH EMPLOYMENT
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06/03/93 09:46
P03
period, our nation has created and begun to use powerful tools for
progress: the ADA, and several other progressive laws and
programs.
My PCEPD colleagues and I have played modest but
significant roles in that historic process. Internally, progress
has been made toward making PCEPD a more effective force for people
first change in the long run. Authentic representatives of
disability constituencies have been empowered as staff and
committee members, contractors, speakers and advisers. Many more
loaders of business, government and labor have been brought into
the decision making process. PCEPD has increasingly become a
platform for citizens to speak for themselves. As is always the
case when dependent people emerge from paternalism to self-
determination, there has been certain tension between the old
leadership and the new. That tension is being addressed.
Executive Director Rick Douglas, his great staff and our hundreds
of patriot volunteers are well on their way to creating our agency
as a forum for and a communicator of empowerment that is worthy of
the Presidency of the United States. I believe I leave you and my
successor a foundation for further progress.
Much has been done. There is much, much more to do. The right
new Chairperson - hopefully a person with a disability, who is a
proven administrator and advocate of ADA and empowerment - can
bring a fresh persona to the next order of business:
consolidation, refinement, systematic expansion and resolving
residual tensions.
I resign at this time principally because I feel a profound
responsibility to focus all of my energy as a full time advocate
for the equality of people with disabilities on the national and
international levels.
1. I am profoundly alarmed by our nation's lack of response to the
challenge which you SO eloquently articulated in your inaugural
address: WE MUST DO WHAT NO GENERATION HAS HAD TO DO BEFORE. WE
MUST INVEST MORE IN OUR OWN PEOPLE, IN THEIR JOBS, IN THEIR FUTURE,
AND AT THE SAME TIME CUT OUR MASSIVE DEBT.
Lobbies for status quo systems are mounting vicious opposition to
necessary change. Our nation has all the resources to create a
quality of life for all its people that will surpass the wildest
imagination of utopian fiction. But those resources are rapidly
eroding. We as individuals, we as a nation, must immediately
unite in sacrificial effort to overcome the forces that pander to
our fears. to pay our debts and to make significant investments in
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Justin Dart, Jr.
06/03/93 09:46
P04
the empowerment of every citizen, including every citizen with a
disability, to live the magnificent potential of an age of science
and free enterprise. If we do not win this battle, it will be
tragic for our grandchildren and for democracy in the world.
People with disabilities will suffer first and most.
2. In today's totally interdependent world, responsibility for
the dignity and quality of human life does not end at our national
borders. More than half a billion people with disabilities form
the world's most impoverished, isolated and oppressed minority. In
many nations, we who have disabilities are left to beg and to die
in the streets. Under the best circumstances we are the dependent,
subservient subjects of authoritarian, paternalistic welfare,
segregated out of sight and out of mind. In almost all nations
many of us are incarcerated without due process of law in
institutions or back rooms, where too often we are forcibly
drugged, beaten, raped, and even starved. Sometimes we are simply
killed.
America - the birthplace of equal opportunity. free enterprise
democracy - has not fulfilled its responsibility to address this
obscene holocaust. Now, with the passage of ADA. we Americans have
an even greater responsibility. For the first time in the history
of the world, people with disabilities have been declared by a
major nation to be fully equal members of the human race. The
international disability community is watching with excited,
fearful hope. Will ADA create a viable movement for emancipation
in Moscow and Mogidishu? Or will hope turn to disillusionment,
devaluation of the concept of equality, and condemnation to
continued generations of abject poverty, outcast status and early
death.
As an advocate who urged the skeptical to support the full equality
and empowerment of people with disabilities now, I cannot live
with my conscience if I fail to accept my personal share of
responsibility to keep the promise of ADA to America and to the
world. I have no illusion that I alone can cause any historic
change, but if enough of us suspend business as usual, and devote
all that we are to the struggle for a responsible society, the
future can be better.
Mr. President, I remain a Republican. But I am first an American.
Please know how deeply 1 respect your leadership for the
empowerment of all people with and without disabilities as fully
equal, fully productive, fully welcome participants in the good
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Justin Dart, Jr.
06/03/93 09:47
P05
life that can be. Please know that, with whatever title, or with
none, I will give every ounce of my effort to working with you for
this great goal.
Mrs. Dart joins me in wishing you and your family good fortune in
all things. You have our respect, our prayers and our love.
Sincerely Justin Dart, Jr.
clinton.
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06/03/93 11:35
202 376 6859
PCEPD
1331 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-1107
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202-376-6200 (Voice)
202-376-6205 (TDD)
202-376-6219 (Fax)
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President's Committee on Employment
of People with Disabilities
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Dina Dorich
202-376-6200
JUSTIN DART RESIGNS AS CHAIR OF PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON
EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
(Washington, DC, June 3, 1993) Today, Justin Dart, Jr. asked the
President to replace him as Chairman of the President's Committee
on Employment of People with Disabilities by December 1. Dart,
who was appointed by President Bush in 1989, said he felt that
there had been substantial progress toward initiating "people
first" policies at his agency, and that he wanted more time to
advocate for the rights of people with disabilities.
He praised President Clinton's support for the ADA, his
disability related appointments, and his efforts to involve
disability community leaders in White House policy decisions like
health care reform. Dart told the President, "Your cooperation
with my agency and with me personally has been outstanding. You
have reached out to us; you have responded to us; you have not
tried to limit us."
"I resign at this time principally because I feel a profound
responsibility to focus all of my energy as a full time advocate
for the equality of people with disabilities on the national and
international levels," Dart said. He called for America to
"unite in sacrificial effort to overcome the forces that pander
-more-
06/03/93
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to our fears, to pay our debts and to make significant
investments in the empowerment of every citizen, including
citizens with disabilities, to live the magnificent potential of
an age of science and free enterprise." He called the situation
of the world's more than half a billion people with disabilities
an "obscene holocaust," and said, "I cannot live with my
conscience if I fail to accept my full personal share of our
responsibility to keep the promise of ADA to America and to the
world."
A long time disability rights advocate, Dart has held five
presidential, one congressional and five gubernatorial
appointments in the area of disability policy, serving under both
Republicans and Democrats. During the last ten years he has
played a leading role in developing and advocating for national
disability rights initiatives, particularly the ADA, visiting
each of the 50 states at least four times.
In 1990 Dart appeared on the dais with President Bush when he
signed the ADA. On May 11 of this year, he was a recipient of
the Hubert Humphrey Award for civil rights leadership. On that
occasion, keynote speaker President Clinton praised his work "as
Chair of the President's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities, and leader in making the Americans with
Disabilities Act come to life."
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: June 12, 1993
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NOTE FOR:
ALEXIS, RAHM, RASCO, SLR
The President has reviewed the attached, and it is forwarded to you
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for your:
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Action
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SLR please do response
Coordinate with Alexis or Mike Lux.
Thank you.
JOHN D. PODESTA
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
(x2702)
cc:
JUSTIN DART, JR.
907 6TH STREET, S.W., APT. 516C
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20024
202-376-6200 (W)
202-488-7684 (H)
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Dear up. Presdant
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06/07/1993
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an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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financial information |(a)(4) of the PRA]
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P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
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purposes |(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
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of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
JUSTIN DART, JR.
907 6TH STREET, S.W., APT. 516C
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20024
202-376-6200 (W)
202-488-7684 (H)
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June 7, 1993
Mr. David Wilhelm
Chairman
Democratic National Committee
430 South Capitol Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
Dear Mr. Wilhelm:
[001]
(b)(6)
As a person with a disability and a life-long advocate for human
rights, I want to express my most profound admiration and support
for the historic contributions that many Democrats have made and
are making to the equality and empowerment of 43 million Americans
with disabilities.
- Tom Harkin, the father of ADA in the Senate, Mr. Profile in
Courage.
- Steny Hoyer, Major Owens, and Norman Mineta, heroes of ADA in the
House.
- Tony Coelho, who introduced the ADA in the House, and has been a
mighty advocate since his resignation.
- Bob Silverstein, architect of ADA as a masterpiece of justice
and free enterprise democracy - and many others.
I am particularly impressed by the strong support that President
Clinton has given to people with disabilities.
He has made repeated firm pledges to implement the ADA. He has
appointed several magnificent disability rights advocates to serve
in his administration. To an unprecedented extent he has involved
representatives of major disability community constituencies in the
White House decision making process - especially in developing the
health care reform plan. His cooperation with the agency which I
chair has been outstanding. He has reached out to us; he has
responded to us; he has not tried to limit us.
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I appreciate the members of the President's great people-first team
that I have come to know: Mike Lux, Debbie Fine, Bob Boorstin,
Paul Miller, Dave Anderson and others. I appreciate your
appointment of Bob Sevigny, who has been a good friend of people
with disabilities at DNC.
I remain a Republican. But I am first an American. It is morally
and economically imperative that all Americans unite with President
Clinton to overcome the lobbies for an obsolete, wasteful status
quo that pander to our fears and to our addictions. We must unite
in sacrificial personal and collective effort to pay our debts and
to make significant investments in the empowerment of all citizens,
with and without disabilities, to live the magnificent potential of
an age of science and free enterprise. If we do not win this
battle for individual and social responsibility, it will be tragic
for our grandchildren and for democracy in the world. People with
disabilities will suffer first and they will suffer most.
People with disabilities cannot afford big money PACs. Mrs. Dart
and I make this contribution from hearts filled with love, hope and
anguish for democracy. We urge the President and the Party to
continue supporting the ADA, health care that meets the needs of
all people with disabilities, investments in the productivity of
all Americans, and the elimination of deficits.
We appreciate your personal contributions to the nation. We wish
you good fortune in all things.
Sincerely,
(
Justin Dart, Jr.
]
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mike what sent Mark May
14, 1993
MEMORANDUM FOR ALEXIS HERMAN, CAROL RASCO AND MARK GEARAN
SUBJECT: Personal Assistance Service Task Force
FROM:
Mike Lux
Special Assistant to the President
Public Liaison
Attached is a letter from Marca Bristo, who has just been
appointed Chair of the National Council on Disabilities. Her
letter lays out a recommendation on how to fulfill the
President's campaign promise (also attached) to form a task force
on personal assistance services. After discussing several
options with Marca, Judy Heumann (Assistant Secretary-designee,
OSERS, Department of Education), Bobby Silverstein (Subcommittee
on Disability), and Bob Sevigny (DNC), I would agree that this
was the most appropriate to pursue.
It is clear to me based on feedback from the leadership of the
disability community that we will need to address this campaign
promise. Please let me know what you think of this option.
Thanks.
cc: Steve Hilton
Kevin Thurm
John Monahan
Carol Mar you
Marca Bristo
2970 North Lake Shore Drive Apt. 3EF
Chicago, IL 60675
Michael Lux
Office of The Public Liaison
The White House
Dear Mike:
This letter is a follow up to our discussion on May 7, 1993
regarding Personal Assistance Services (PAS). The disability
community is aware of the Administration's efforts to create
additional PAS through the current health care reform. We are
encouraged by the sincere attempts being made to secure needed
services through major changes in long term care. Based on current
assumptions arrived at in our meeting with Ira Magaziner, there are
a number of PAS issues in need of continued development. For
example, the multiple Federal programs that impact PAS, such as the
Rehabilitation Act Reauthorization of 1992, the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and Title III of the Older Americans Act, are growing as the
Administration plans new initiatives in the arenas of school to
work transition, volunteer service and welfare reform.
Coordination of efforts, technical advice and policy development
are needed as PAS expansion and delivery systems are being created
and implemented.
It is in this context that I reaffirm the recommendation made by
Judy Heumann, Bobby Silverstein, Bob Sevigny and myself that the
President establish a National Working Group on Personal Assistance
Services under the auspices of the National Council on Disability.
I am eager to discuss with you these ideas and suggestions
regarding the details of membership, structure and budget as soon
as you can. I pledge you my ongoing support and committment as we
make progress on this important issue.
Cordially,
Maca Pristo
AD
Marca Bristo
Chairperson Designee,
National Council on
Disability
cc: Judy Heumann, Bobby Silverstein, Bob Sevigny.
Clinton
Gore
Statement of Governor Clinton on Personal Assistance Services
I support efforts to make affordable personal assistance services available to
Americans with disabilities. We must ensure that all people have the opportunity to live
independent lives. People who have disabilities and have a need for personal assistance
services should have maximum control over the care they receive. Personal assistance
services must be consumer-driven -- they must meet the needs and desires of the user,
not the dictates of the supplier.
I believe that personal assistance services are of the utmost importance. I
understand that every person has different needs. For this reason, I believe that every
individual has a right to personal care.
I believe that personal assistance services should be provided by a wide range of
qualified individuals. In my proposal for 2 National Service Trust Fund, I have suggested
that young men and women who 80 to college can pay for their education by spending
two years working in jobs which serve our community -- teaching our children, policing
our streets, rebuilding our infrastructure. Employment in personal assistance services
should be an option in this program, and I hope thousands of men and women choose it.
This is only one of many ways in which we can expand the scope of available services.
Personal assistance services should be a part of any comprehensive health care
reform plan. For this reason, I intend to appoint a task force, including individuals with
disabilities, on the role of personal assistance services and long term care in health care
reform. I have promised to submit a reform package to Congress in the first 100 days of
my Administration. The task force will submit recommendations on reform in that time
period.
It is time for America to realize that silence on issues of concern to people with
disabilities is as damaging as prejudice. As President, I will work with individuals with
disabilities to empower people to live independently. I will bring people together and
make this plan a reality.
October 16, 1992
National Campaign Headquarters
P.O. Box 815
Little Rock. Arkansas 72203
Telephone (501) 372-1992
FAX (501) 372-2292
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MAIN
PRESIDENTS
STATEMENT
President's Committee on Employment
of People with Disabilities
DISABILITY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
BULLETIN
FEBRUARY, 1995
NEW NAME. At the November meet-
BENEFITS. As a member of this
ing of the President's
Network you now receive the
Committee's Executive Board a
"Disability Communications Net-
suggestion was made to rename
work News." You will also re-
the Disability Leaders Network
ceive timely information about
with a title that better de-
how "people inside the beltway"
scribes its function. Since
are dealing with the issues
the network is primarily a tool
discussed in "Operation People
to facilitate two-way communi-
First" as well as other infor-
cation between the President's
mational materials produced by
Committee and disability orga-
the President's Committee.
nizations in the states, our
network is now called The Dis-
ACTIVITIES. We hope that you
ability Communications Network.
will provide us with your opin-
ions and knowledge and share
MEMBERSHIP. If you have re-
the information that you re-
ceived a copy of this bulletin
ceive with your networks. We
in the mail, you are currently
are currently in the process of
a member of this Network. Many
forming state teams to more
of you participated in the
efficiently communicate infor-
telephone conference calls that
mation that needs quick dissem-
were conducted in each state
ination. Occasionally we pro-
during 1993 and last Spring and
vide lists or labels from the
resulted in the publication of
Network to other federal or
"Operation People First: Toward
disability organizations that
A National Disability Policy."
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Administration officials, list-
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your name removed, please
their circle of families and
write, telephone or fax us with
friends to participate fully in
the clear spelling of your name
our society.
and your state.
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EMPLOYMENT
OF
President's Committee
THE PRESIDENT'S WITH PEOPLE COMMITTEE
on Employment of People
with Disabilities
46TH ANNUAL
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
May 12-14, 1993 Cervantes Convention Center
at America's Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Hosted by:
City of St. Louis
Office on the Disabled
Missouri Governor's
Committee on Employment
of People with Disabilities
OFFICE OF PUBLIC LIAISON
ROUTING SLIP
From:
Dan Wexler
Date:
1-22
To:
Alexis Herman
Jay Footlik
Ann Eder
Jeff Shulman
Barbara Woolley
Kate Carr
Ben Johnson
Lee Satterfield
Bob Jones
Marilyn DiGiacobbe
Chris Wayne
Marilyn Yager
Dana Wyckoff
Ruby Moy
Debbie Fine
Suzanna Valdez
Doris Matsui
Other:
Flo McAfee
Bill white
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RE:
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POTUS should attend
POTUS should not attend
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President's Committee on Employment
of People with Disabilities
December 12, 1995
The Honorable William J. Clinton
The President of the United States
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
It is an honor for me to invite you to be the keynote speaker at the 49th Annual Conference of
the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, on May 22, 1996, in
Detroit, Michigan.
As you may know, the President's Committee's Annual Conference is the largest meeting in the
country on issues related to the employment of people with disabilities, attracting over 3,000
attendees annually. Representatives of business, organized labor and government gather with
disability rights leaders, educators and members of veterans' organizations to discuss the full
range of subjects that impact employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Our conference attendees would be eager to hear you reiterate your strong commitment to civil
rights for people with disabilities. I feel that your participation in this Michigan conference
during the primary season represents an outstanding opportunity for you to reach out to a large,
supportive audience with your vision for the future of the country. You and I know that
business, labor and the disability community must work together to maintain America's
leadership in the global economy; this conference will give you a unique platform to express
your direction and goals for the nation.
I know that you will seriously consider this invitation to be with us and to demonstrate your
conviction that "We do not have a single person to waste." I look forward to a favorable reply.
With warmest personal regards,
Sincerely,
Tony Coelho
Chair
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FAX TO:
Debbie Fine
Your request for information Be on upcoming events
Chris Gruin
@ 456-6682
From:
John A. Lancaster
Subject:
Date:
16 January 1996
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Happy New Year!!!
On January 4th you faxed to this office a request for information on our upcoming events. I
apologize for the lateness of this response, but with the furlough and snow it has just caught up
with me. I trust this response to your questions will still be timely:
49th Annual Conference of the President's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities;
Detroit, Michigan at the Westin Hotel at the Renaissance Center;
approximate number of attendees based on recent years attendance - 3,000;
the theme - "Investing in Ability";
contact person: John Lancaster, Executive Director at 202-376-6200, ext. 18.
I should add that at some point in time every President has addressed an Annual Conference of
the President's Committee. Given that this is an election year and the event is in the important
state of Michigan, it would be an excellent opportunity for President Clinton to address our
Conference and get his message out to an important constituency, the disability community. The
President has already been invited to speak at the Conference by our Chairman, Tony Coelho.
Please see the attached letters.
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.
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President's Committee on Employment
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December 12, 1995
The Honorable William J. Clinton
The President of the United States
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
It is an honor for me to invite you to be the keynote speaker at the 49th Annual Conference of
the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, on May 22, 1996, in
Detroit, Michigan.
As you may know, the President's Committee's Annual Conference is the largest meeting in the
country on issues related to the employment of people with disabilities, attracting over 3,000
attendees annually. Representatives of business, organized labor and government gather with
disability rights leaders, educators and members of veterans' organizations to discuss the full
range of subjects that impact employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Our conference attendees would be eager to hear you reiterate your strong commitment to civil
rights for people with disabilities. I feel that your participation in this Michigan conference
during the primary season represents an outstanding opportunity for you to reach out to a large,
supportive audience with your vision for the future of the country. You and I know that
business, labor and the disability community must work together to maintain America's
leadership in the global economy; this conference will give you a unique platform to express
your direction and goals for the nation.
I know that you will seriously consider this invitation to be with us and to demonstrate your
conviction that "We do not have a single person to waste." I look forward to a favorable reply.
With warmest personal regards,
Sincerely,
Tony Coelho
Chair
TC:EE:BF
1331 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-1107
202-376-6200 (Voice)
202-376-6205 (TDD)
202-376-6219 (Fax)
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December 12, 1995
Mr. Leon E. Panetta
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Leon:
As Chair of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, I have sent a
letter inviting President Clinton to be the keynote speaker at our 49th Annual Conference, on
May 22, 1996, in Detroit, Michigan.
I feel this would be an excellent opportunity for the President to highlight his platform to a
responsive audience of more than 3,000 representatives of business, organized labor and the
disability community, during the primary season.
Attached is a copy of my letter to the President. I would appreciate your discussing this matter
with him at your earliest convenience. Should the President decide to accept, please inform me
by January 15, 1996, so that we can include this information in our conference materials.
With warmest personal regards,
Sincerely,
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This meet is in a key
Tony Coelho
state - michigan - at a
Chair
good time - may - good
TC:EE:BF
crowd - over 3K people
Enclosure
and good issues -
Medicare / medicard - he
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programs Seems lite a
plus all around
FC
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Washington, DC 20004-1107
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202-376-6205 (TDD)
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COMMITTEE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THE
President's Committee on Employment
of People with Disabilities
August 15, 1994
Mr. Mike Lux
Ref: 13
Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr Lux: mike -
It's my pleasure to share with you a copy of the President's Committee on Employment of
People with Disabilities' 1994 National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
booklet and poster .
National Disability Employment Awareness Month is the kick-off month for year-round
activities and programs to ensure that persons with disabilities are part of the diversified
workforce of this nation. President Clinton has said, "In a competitive global economy, our
country doesn't have a single person to waste -- opportunity must be open to everyone." The
observance of this month and the education that will occur during the year will do much to
move the President's agenda forward.
I hope you will join us in celebrating October as National Disability Employment Awareness
Month. If you need additional copies of this information, contact Faith Kirk on 202/376-
6200, Ext: 13.
Sincerely,
Tony Coelho
Chairman
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Washington, DC 20004-1107
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202-376-6205 (TDD)
202-376-6219 (Fax)