The Rights of Disabled Americans
The newly sworn-in Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Civil Rights Roberta Achtenberg gave the keynote address at the 16th annual meet… read more
The newly sworn-in Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Civil Rights Roberta Achtenberg gave the keynote address at the 16th annual meeting of the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems. In her remarks, Assistant Secretary Achtenberg praised the work of HUD Secretary Cisneros and outlined the agenda of the department regarding the rights of the disabled in attaining housing. Her nomination had been hotly debated in the Senate during the previous month due to her sexual orientation. Mr. Manderscheid spoke after her on the Center for Mental Health Services. close
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Roberta Achtenberg Assistant Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development->Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
- Cathy Carpino Aide U.S. Senate->Legislation
- Elizabeth Jones Member National Assn. of Protection Systems
- Paul Manderscheid Member Center for Mental Health Services
- Bill Mitchell Member National Assn. of Protection Systems
- Zena Naiditch Executive Director Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
- Leo Parde Director Renaissance Hotel->Security Affairs
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