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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 1999 |
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FCC CHAIRMAN WILLIAM KENNARD NAMED TO PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON EMPLOYMENT OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
FCC Chairman William E. Kennard has been named to the Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities. The mission of the Task Force is to develop a coordinated and aggressive national policy to increase the employment rate of adults with disabilities to a level as close as possible to that of the general population.
Chairman Kennard accepted the appointment saying, "I am delighted to have been asked to join this distinguished group. I look forward to working with the Task Force to improve the employment rate of Americans with disabilities. The ability to use telecommunications is essential to obtaining a job and performing it successfully. The telecommunications industry has the potential to significantly reduce the unemployment rate of adults with disabilities."
The Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities was established on March 13, 1998. U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman is the Chair of the Task Force and Tony Coelho, Chaiman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities is the Vice Chair. Rebecca L. Ogle is Executive Director of the Task Force.
The Task Force issued its first report to the president on November 15, 1998. Subsequent reports will also be submitted to the president on November 15, 1999, November 15, 2000 and July 26, 2002, the 10th anniversary of the effective date of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.