[oregon-l] Gelser is on National Council on Disabilities

[Kae Seth]

This says it all.  To say, I'm angry is  not even close!  Disappointed, 
totally discouraged, disilusioned oh yesz.
>From a White House press release yesterday:

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 12/16/09



  * Marie Collins Johns, Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration


    a.. Gwendolyn E. Boyd, Member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater 
Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
    b.. Jonathan M. Young, Chair, National Council on Disability
    c.. Carol Jean Reynolds, Member, National Council on Disability
    d.. Fernando Torres-Gil, Member, National Council on Disability
    e.. Chester Alonzo Finn, Member, National Council on Disability
    f.. Gary Blumenthal, Member, National Council on Disability
    g.. Sara Gelser, Member, National Council on Disability
    h.. Ari Ne'eman, Member, National Council on Disability
    i.. Dongwoo Joseph "Joe" Pak, Member, National Council on Disability
  President Obama said, "I am grateful that these fine individuals have 
chosen to serve in my administration. They will bring a depth of experience 
and valued perspective to their roles, and I look forward to working with 
them in the months and years ahead."



edit to add, from the press release:



  Ari Ne'eman, Nominee for Member, National Council on Disability
  Ari Ne'eman is the Founding President of the Autistic Self-Advocacy 
Network, where he initiates and directs efforts to increase the 
representation of autistic individuals in public policy discussions. He is a 
leading advocate in the neurodiversity movement, frequently briefing 
policymakers and speaking publicly on disability and autism policy issues. 
Mr. Ne'eman also serves as Vice Chair of the New Jersey Adults with Autism 
Task Force, where he represents autistic adults in reviewing the state's 
autism services. He also previously served on the New Jersey's Special 
Education Review Commission, where he authored a minority report on the 
topic of aversives, restraint and seclusion. Mr. Ne'eman previously served 
as the Policy Workgroup Leader for the Youth Advisory Council to the 
National Council on Disability. He is a board member of TASH and the Autism 
National Committee. In 2008, he received the HSC Foundation "Advocates in 
Disability" Award. Mr. Ne'eman is currently an undergraduate at the 
University of Maryland-Baltimore County where he studies political science 
and expects to graduate in May 2010. In 2000, Mr. Ne'eman was diagnosed with 
Asperger's Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder.


  I can see that our President doesn't listen well either.

  Kae












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