Mar 10, 2021
Featured Guest: Neil Romano is the Former Chairman at
The National Council on Disability. He has
dedicated his career to the marketing of ideas and messages to help
save lives and promote public policy. Romano's extensive
professional background includes tenure as director of
communications for the White House Office of Drug Abuse
Policy.
In 2007, Romano was nominated by President George W. Bush
to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Disability Employment Policy and was unanimously
confirmed by the U.S. Senate. As head of the U.S. Department of
Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy
(ODEP), Romano advised the Secretary of Labor and worked
with all DOL agencies to lead a comprehensive and
coordinated national policy regarding the employment of
people with disabilities in the United States.
How has COVID-19 disproportionately affected people with
disabilities?
Are people with disabilities being treated appropriately with
regard to vaccinations in the way and order they are being
distributed?
What can be done to be sure that during the next disaster these
mistakes will not be repeated?