WASHINGTON—National Council on Disability (NCD) Chairman Jonathan Young, announced today that Aaron Bishop of Washington, DC, will become NCD’s new Executive Director on November 15. NCD is an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal officials and entities on all policies, programs, practices and procedures affecting people with disabilities. NCD’s mission is to further the goals enshrined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency for all people with disabilities.
According to Young, “NCD is delighted to have selected Aaron Bishop as its new Executive Director. Mr. Bishop, a well-respected disability advocate in his own right, comes to NCD directly from the United States Senate, where he has been on the Hill since 2003 and top disability policy adviser to Wyoming Senator Michael Enzi, who is the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions since 2005. His legislative background and disability expertise will be a very nice addition to the NCD staff. We look forward to working with Mr. Bishop. He holds great promise for NCD.”
“We also want to thank Joan Durocher for serving as NCD’s interim Executive Director until a permanent director could be chosen. Ms. Durocher has been promoted to NCD’s General Counsel and Director of Policy,” Young said.
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The decisions about people with disabilities made by the U. S. President, Congress, and other U.S. officials are determined by what information is brought to them by individuals like the newly elected Executive Director, Aaron Bishop. This is why it is extremely important for these individuals to be well educated about the history and the needs of individuals with disabilities. Having great representatives of individuals with disabilities is a huge plus. It is crucial to have educated, hardworking, and successful individuals represent people with disabilities, because they will not only represent them but will also serve as advocates.
The selection of Aaron Bishop of Washington, DC for Executive Director of the National Council on Disability brings great hope that change is good. With change can come various possibilities of new ideas, information, advocacy, and fights for disability rights. It is a good thing that Mr. Bishop is coming from the Senate with a lot of experience. This could definitely be useful when dealing with new introductions of bills and laws. Mr. Bishop’s experience will sure have an impact on any new laws that are introduced to President Obama since he has that relationship with the White House. His prior experience as a top disability policy adviser and disability advocate gives him the right to be a part of bringing change to the way people with disabilities are being discriminated against or are not given the opportunity to employment. I really do hope his position as Executive Director allows him to work closely with the President and Congress to further improve the programs, policies, and practices that are currently in place. There are some policies or programs that may need change or funding, so this would be a great time for Mr. Bishop to address these issues.
I think that was a very wise decision who better to serve a particular population than someone who has insight and at the same time can serve as a role model to others. I think that Mr. Bishop will do a spectacular job in providing insight and information to the committee that he will be serving. This will help further the advocacy for people with disabilities and any policies and procedures that either need to be addressed or enhanced. Mr. Bishop seems to have the fund of knowledge and preparation necessary to take this task and help this particular motivation. The National Council on Disabilities could not have made a better choice than Mr. Bishop because there are areas that need improvement for people with disabilities, as well as the proper enforcement of the ADA in all aspects, employment, education, and services. Mr. Bishop seems to be a well respected professional person who will uphold the position well and perform well.
The decision made by Young and the rest of the commit seems to be a well choice. Based on the information provided by the committed regarding Bishop background is good. It’s seems that Bishop is well educated and has the respect of people with disabilities. As stated in the article “his legislative background and disability expertise will be a very nice addition to the NCD staff”. Bishop will make sure that the NCD’s mission and goals is well followed through. According to Young he feels that he has made the best choice for the city, committee and for individuals with disability. I now that we as citizen are looking forward to the hard work and effort one is to bring to the table when making big decision.
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