Gary Blumenthal Joins National Council on Disability as New Board Member

WASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gary Blumenthal of Sudbury, Massachusetts, was nominated by President Barack Obama on December 17, 2009, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and duly appointed as a Member of the National Council on Disability (NCD).

Gary Blumenthal is the President and CEO for the Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers (ADDP), which aims to promote and ensure the health of the community-based organizations that provide supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. He also served as the Executive Director for the Alta California Regional Center, which oversees service delivery for children and adults with developmental disabilities in the Sacramento region. Previously, Mr. Blumenthal was the Wichita Regional Director for the Kansas State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, CEO for the Florida State Protection and Advocacy Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities, and Director of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation during the Clinton administration. Mr. Blumenthal was also a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives for 11 years. He was an American Government teacher in the Shawnee Mission Public Schools in Overland Park, Kansas for 12 years. Mr. Blumenthal is a graduate of the University of Kansas, Lawrence and the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Mr. Blumenthal's involvement in disabilities stems from his brother, Steven, who is an adult with developmental disabilities, including autism, who lives in Shawnee, Kansas, in an independent living program.

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.

For more information, please contact NCD's Director of Communications, Mark Quigley, at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-272-2004.

SOURCE National Council on Disability

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