When Vice President Joe Biden announced earlier this year that Kareem Dale would become the Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy it was the first time that a President had someone in his administration advising it on the many issues facing people with disabilities. Mr. Dale will be a strong advocate for the disabled at the highest levels of the Obama 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.
Related links: www.whitehouse.gov/issues/disabilities
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