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Join Samuel Habib and he speaks with disability justice pioneer Bob Williams in the fifth of our year-long, FREE series of webinars: “Our Disability Roadmap." Bob and Samuel will discuss a wide range of issues around transition, including career pathways, higher education, independent living, AAC, advocacy, and much more. Even if you can’t attend live, be sure to register to receive a link to watch the recorded version. You will then be signed up for the entire series. The event will last approximately 60 minutes. ASL interpretation and captioning will be provided. Thanks to our lead sponsors, Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation and the Association of Washington School Principals.Bob Williams
Bob Williams helped co-found CommunicationFIRST in 2019, after retiring from a distinguished four-decade career, most recently as Director of the US Independent Living Administration at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He is a nationally recognized leader on policy issues relating to supporting people with the most significant disabilities to live, work, and thrive in their own homes and communities. As a teenager, he led a successful strike of students in his segregated special education class to fight for equal educational opportunities and inclusion in regular education classes. A graduate of George Washington University, Williams was HHS Secretary Donna Shalala’s principal advisor on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and he co-led the task force that developed the US government’s successful arguments in the Olmstead v. LC case before the US Supreme Court. Williams lives with his wife, Helen Rader, in Southwest Washington, DC.