[Missouri-l] accomplishments for people with disabilities in first 75 days (fwd)

[Denny Huff]

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From: Christopher Gray [mailto:chris at bayareadigital.us] 
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:29 PM
To: ACB Leadership List; ACB General Discussion List
Subject: [leadership] accomplishments for people with disabilities in first
75 days (fwd)

Hello to all:

Kareem Dale, special advisor to President Obama, distributed the following
information regarding accomplishments for people with disabilities in the
first 60 days of the Administration.

I felt certain you would like to see this.

Thanks.

Chris

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN FIRST 60 DAYS

SIGNINGS

"	Signed SCHIP, which will provide insurance to millions of children, 
including children with disabilities.
"	Signed stem cell Executive Order, which will open the door to
potential 
cures for many disabilities.
"	Signed Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, which will, for the

first time in history, bring together the best minds across the country to
collaborate on research, rehabilitation and improvement of quality of life
for people living with paralysis.

RECOVERY ACT

"	People with disabilities were included as never before in the
recovery 
plan.
"	Provided a one-time additional payment of $250 to people who receive

Social Supplemental Income.
"	Provided $500 million to the Social Security Administration to help 
reduce backlogs.
"	Provided $87 billion in Medicaid funding for states.
"	Provided $140 million in funding for independent living centers.
"	Provided over $500 million in funding for vocational rehabilitation 
services to help with job training, education and placement.
"	Provided $12 billion in funding for the Individuals with
Disabilities 
Education Act.

APPOINTMENTS

"	Appointed a Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy

with responsibilities in the Domestic Policy Council and Office of Public
Liaison for the first time in history.
"	Appointed a Special Assistant to the President in the White House
Office 
of Personnel to focus on disability appointments for the first time in
history.
"	Appointed a Senior Advisor on Disability Policy in the Domestic
Policy 
Council for the first time in history.
"	Nominated a person with a disability, Kathy Martinez, to be Director
of 
ODEP.
"	Nominated Seth Harris, a long time disability advocate, to be Deputy

Secretary of Labor.
"	Nominated Tom Perez, a long-time supporter of the disability
community, 
to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.

OUTREACH

"	President hosted a greet with 10 disability leaders following the 
signing of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act.
"	Vice-President led a delegation to the Special Olympics.
"	Included people with disabilities at all public White House events.
"	Invited Carmen Jones, an African American woman with a disability,
to 
participate in the small group meeting with seven other small business
owners to discuss issues with the President facing small business owners.
"	Invited six leaders from the disability community to the signing of 
SCHIP.
"	Invited disability leaders to participate in the White House and 
regional healthcare summits, including members of CCD, ADAPT, National MS
Society, mental health groups, autism groups and many other disability
groups across the country.
"	Invited CCD to participate in the fiscal summit.
"	Hosted outreach meetings with disability leaders and organizations.
"	Hosting briefing and meeting for presidents of national disability 
organizations.



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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:56:28 -0400
From: "Dale, Kareem A." <Kareem_A._Dale at who.eop.gov>
To: "Dale, Kareem A." <Kareem_A._Dale at who.eop.gov>
Cc: "Tranchin, Matthew A." <Matthew_A._Tranchin at who.eop.gov>
Subject: accomplishments for people with disabilities in first 75 days

Just providing a little information for you all as to some of the great
things the President has done since this administration began.  Please see
attached.