[Nfbkabs] FW: [coca] FW: press release: VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCES KAREEMDALE AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR DISABILITYPOLICY- FYI

[Shannon Caldwell]

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Shannon Caldwell 


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Thought you would like to see this press release. Also please see the next
e-mail request from Kareem.

George J.


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Subject: press release 

Many of you know the story but may not have yet received the release and the
White House is sending this press release to the disability media list I
have provided to them, but I'm sending it to you all to forward as well.

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Vice President
________________________________________________________________________
____

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 12, 2009

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCES KAREEM DALE AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE
PRESIDENT FOR DISABILITY POLICY

First Time a President has had a Special Assistant Focused Exclusively on
Disability Policy

BOISE, ID - Vice President Joe Biden today announced Kareem Dale as Special
Assistant to the President for Disability Policy. The Vice President, who
was leading a Presidential Delegation at the 2009 Special Olympics World
Winter Games in Boise, Idaho, made the announcement during a stop at the
Special Olympics' Healthy Athletes Event, a worldwide program in which
athletes receive a variety of health screenings and services.

"The commitment that the President and I have to Special Olympics and people
with disabilities is deep and abiding. And we are backing up those words
with real action at the White House," said Vice President Biden.  "This is
our first step to ensure that we have a strong advocate for people with
disabilities at the highest levels of our Administration." 

Dale, who is partially blind, will have direct access to the President in
this role and he will coordinate the Administration's efforts to see that
people with disabilities are on a level playing field with all Americans. 

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Dale previously served as the National
Disability Director for the Obama for America campaign.  He also served on
the Arts Policy Committee and the Disability Policy Committee for
then-Senator Obama. 

Dale graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a
Bachelor's degree in Advertising in May 1995.  He received his JD/MBA in May
1999 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduating Cum
Laude. While attending law school, Dale was also active in community
service, including serving as president of two organizations, the Black Law
Students' Association and Open Forum. 



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