That was 27 years ago. It is one of the First Federal civil rights laws focused on protecting persons with disabilities and against discrimination and public accommodations and services and telecommunications. I am especially proud to highlight the commissions role. The disabilities focus and legislation in a 1983 report accommodating the individual abilities. A former staff attorney with the commission was one of the primary authors of the report described his job as to survey the whole field, history, legislation, legal commentary, and Court Decisions on the status of people with a in American Society and the law. The conclusion of the report was that society has tended to isolate and segregate people with disabilities and to despise and despite some progress, discrimination continues to be a serious and pervasive social problem. As i expect to hear in a few minutes, the council followed with a report that ultimately led to the americans with disabilities act in 1990. Before we hear
Friends of Miami Book Fair. If you would wait one more time because i would like too recognize you for your support. [applause] and of course Miamidade College , a convener of this outstanding literary gathering where so many students, yes, lets applause. [applause] so many Miamidade College students, faculty and staff give of themselves and volunteer in various aspects of this fair to make it what it is so thank you to Miamidade College as well. [applause] you will be able to purchase your own book, senator sanders book immediately outside of this room so please take advantage of that following the presentation. Without her there it to i would like to bring on someone who will make the formal introduction this evening and he is none other than ronalds non goldfarb. Mr. Goldfarb wears many, many hats. Rs he is a washington lawyer. He is also the author of the 11 plus books. While serving as the literary agent for over 100 authors including senator sanders. Mr. Goldfarb has served in th
Independence missouri. He is the nauthor of growing up my grandfather and dear harry, love bess, bess trumans l letteres from 1919 to 1993. He is the head of the board that has been vacant since his mother retired from our board. Clinton, thank you for joining our board and thank you for being here today. Clifton daniel truman. Thank you, andy. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, truman scholars. Im honored to be here and to be on the board. I am a little bit stunned, 19 years old, the first truman scholars. I was with my mother in independence, missouri, when the first truman scholarships were awarded in 1977. I was in college. I was sort of in awe of being in that group as my mother told me i should be. Actually, the way she put it was, clifton, all of these young people are doing a lot better in college than you are. I will share a couple pieces. Its interesting some of the things the panel has been talking about. The panels have been fantastic. This is a great way to spend the afterno
Independence missouri. He is the nauthor of growing up my grandfather and dear harry, love bess, bess trumans l letteres from 1919 to 1993. He is the head of the board that has been vacant since his mother retired from our board. Clinton, thank you for joining our board and thank you for being here today. Clifton daniel truman. Thank you, andy. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, truman scholars. Im honored to be here and to be on the board. I am a little bit stunned, 19 years old, the first truman scholars. I was with my mother in independence, missouri, when the first truman scholarships were awarded in 1977. I was in college. I was sort of in awe of being in that group as my mother told me i should be. Actually, the way she put it was, clifton, all of these young people are doing a lot better in college than you are. I will share a couple pieces. Its interesting some of the things the panel has been talking about. The panels have been fantastic. This is a great way to spend the afterno
If my memory serves me correctly, once the new Relief Agency started, foye which i believe there was definitely a need, the voluntary giving to the red cross plum netted. Hoover was worried about the longterm implications of turning away from volunteer, selfhelp, community organizations, helping your neighbors and being your brothers keeper. He was worried if it all just became subsumed or replaced by deps upon a bureaucratic regime. Those are some of the ways that it affected his response to the flood and later the depression. Im not a historian. I was born in 1948, the middle of the 20th century. Some of us think, and i didnt think much about world war i. Could this period of time be another 100 year period where we will go through more turmoil and 100 years from now, theyll be looking back at this time period in not exactly the same way but in a somewhat similar way as we are looking back at 20s and 1916. Maybe in 2116 people will see things more clearly where we cant see it now, be