[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fw: Tell Obama How to Improve the Lives of PWD's by 6pm Today

Thu Jul 14 00:17:03 UTC 2011

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Frankie Mastrangelo - JFA Moderator 
To: carlos.montas at gmail.com 
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:31 PM
Subject: Tell Obama How to Improve the Lives of PWD's by 6pm Today


                        Obama Needs to Hear from YOU by 6pm Today:

                        Top Advisors to Host Virtual Town Hall
                       
                        Eight million people with disabilities are in danger of losing their health care. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is nearly twice as high than for those without disabilities. Hundreds of thousands are spending decades on never-ending waitlists. 


                        How are Obama's top disability policy advisors going to tackle our community's most pressing issues?


                        On Thursday, July 14th from 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST, Disability.gov will air a live "Virtual" Town Hall meeting to answer your questions and introduce the White House's top advisors on disability policy.


                        If this administration is going to effectively address issues that matter the most to our community, they need to hear from us.


                        Let Obama's advisors know what is weighing on your mind by 6pm today.


                        Participants during the virtual town hall who will be able to answer your questions include Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy and Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement; Jeffrey Crowley, M.P.H., Senior Advisor on Disability Policy and Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House; and Rebecca Cokley, Director of Priority Placement for Public Engagement, White House Presidential Personnel Office.


                        Stand with our community in framing this important discussion.  


                        Send your questions to https://www.disability.gov/WHQuestion by 6pm today!
                       
                        6 Million More PWD Employed by 2015:  

                        HELP Committee to Brainstorm Solutions
                       

                        Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) wants to raise the number of Americans with disabilities in the labor force to 6 million by 2015.


                        How does he plan on achieving this goal?


                        On Thursday, July 14th at 10:00 a.m., Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will convene a hearing to examine how to expand and improve job opportunities for people with disabilities.


                        Tune in to https://help.senate.gov on Thursday to hear the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee assess the impact of current programs and discuss strategies for meaningfully advancing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. 


                        >>>For More Details 


                        MODERATOR, Frankie Mastrangelo, JUSTICE FOR ALL -- A Service of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). 


                        To respond to a JFA email, submit an article, or contact the moderator, email her at jfa at aapd.com.   
                        ACCESSIBILITY: To request to receive a text-only version of this and every JFA newsletter rather than the html version, please contact the moderator at jfa at aapd.com.


                        DISCLAIMER: The JFA listserv is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities and promote dialogue in the disability community. Information circulated does not necessarily express the views of AAPD. The JFA listserv is non-partisan.


                        JFA ARCHIVES: All JFA postings from 1995 through October 2007 are available on the AAPD website. Archives of news and other articles featured on JFA since October 2007 are available by category and date on the JFActivist blog. 
                 
             
                        Share JFA  

                       
                        Quick Links 
                        Become an AAPD Member


                        JFActivist Blog

                          
      Forward email
                      

            This email was sent to carlos.montas at gmail.com by jfa at aapd.com |   
            Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeT | Privacy Policy. 

      American Association of People with Disabilities | 1629 K Street, NW | Suite 950 | Washington | DC | 20006