Ari Ne'eman Chosen by President Obama for NCD Post

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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
December 16, 2009

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

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts:

•Marie Collins Johns, Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration
•Gwendolyn E. Boyd, Member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
•Jonathan M. Young, Chair, National Council on Disability
•Carol Jean Reynolds, Member, National Council on Disability
•Fernando Torres-Gil, Member, National Council on Disability
•Chester Alonzo Finn, Member, National Council on Disability
•Gary Blumenthal, Member, National Council on Disability
•Sara Gelser, Member, National Council on Disability
•Ari Ne'eman, Member, National Council on Disability
•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.”

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-off ... sts-121609

For more information and bios of the nominees, follow the above link to the White House website.

This makes me super duper happy.

Holy crap. That is very cool.

thank god there isn't someone from autism speaks.

Congratulations.

I will be interested to see if this has any relevance or bearing on the situation for ASD people in Australia.
As it stands, I think we are miles ahead of the situation in the USA.
I will also be interested to see if it is simply a bureaucratic org that has little power, or if it can actually help people in need on a personal level. I've seen a lot of groups and bureaucracies in my time. The money gets wasted on positions and power, and those in need remain voiceless, in pain and shut out. I hope this is not the case with the board Mr. Nee'man has just been appointed to. And it is good to see ASD people holding positions and having input.

In our country, the current Head of State (our Prime Minister) has a brother-in-law who exhibited fairly strong autistic traits as a child. This person (male) is now married and working, with a family. I think it is a good thing for Disabilities issues in our country that the Prime Minister's wife has this brother on the spectrum. It was a motivating factor in her becoming involved in disabilities issues, and there is nothing like personal experience to motivate and effect change. More can be done, however. A great deal more. A tonne more......

This is excellent news. I hope that it does some good.

YAY, Ari!

Very cool!