Posted by Arun Chaudhary Download Video: mp4 (118.7MB) Find more video, photos, and information on the events featured in this episode below: Monday, July 26, 2010 The President speaks about limiting special interests and the DISCLOSE Act The President thanks Space Shuttle Atlantic astronauts The President commemorates the 20′th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act [...]
Posted by Kareem Dale “Celebrating with substance” is my own phrase, but others might say “partying with a purpose.” No matter whether you use one of these classic phrases (yes, I’ve claimed my phrase as a classic), we did just that on Monday at the White House with our celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of [...]
Posted by Kareem Dale Sunday night, Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, kicked off the President’s and White House’s celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act while delivering remarks to over 2,000 people from around the World at the VSA International Festival at the Kennedy Center. Valerie’s remarks, which you can find below, [...]
Posted by Kareem Dale I know where I’ll be and it will not be watching March madness like most of the country. I’ll be in front of my computer logged onto the Paralympic website, watching the United States Paralympic hockey team play for the gold medal. Anyone who knows me knows that I have never been a [...]
Posted by Kareem Dale Nearly seven months ago, approximately 50 disability advocates, representatives of national teacher organizations, other education professionals and Administration officials gathered at the White House to discuss restraint and seclusion in schools. President Obama and his Administration are committed to ensuring that every child learns in a safe and secure school environment. Improper [...]
Posted by Ambassador Susan Rice Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and while the President himself gave his full support in a proclamation, I had the great pleasure and honor of accompanying Stevie Wonder at United Nations Headquarters on the occasion of his appointment as the 11th UN Messenger of Peace. Stevie [...]
Posted by Brandon Friedman; “Wow. These are some fancy handouts.” We were in a meeting and VA Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth was flipping through a full-color PowerPoint presentation that had been neatly packaged in a professionally prepared folder. The one in her hands had probably cost five or six dollars to create. Content aside, I [...]
Another day at the White House, another chance for President Obama to make history for people with disabilities. And, he did just that. On Friday, June 26, 2009, President Barack Obama became one of the very few sitting American Presidents to personally greet and welcome persons who are deaf-blind to the White House Oval Office. [...]
It wasn’t opening night at a smash hit on Broadway. And it wasn’t a swanky VIP reception with the First Family. But the guest list would have made you think it was just such an event, with representatives from institutions including Agnes Gund Foundation; Carnegie Hall; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Museum of Modern Art, [...]
