[Nfb-river-city] NEW California DOR Director

[David Andrews]

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>PRESS RELEASE
>06/12/2007   GAAS:465:07   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Anthony Sauer Director of
>Department of
>Rehabilitation
>Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of
>Anthony Sauer as director of the Department of Rehabilitation
>(DOR)
>under the Health and Human Services Agency.
>
>"Anthony's extensive background in advocacy and facilitating
>services
>for individuals with disabilities makes him the perfect fit for
>this
>position," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "I look forward to working
>with
>him to further the efforts of the Department of Rehabilitation
>which
>plays such a vital role in our communities."
>
>Since 2003, Sauer has served as executive director for the
>Nevada-Sierra
>Regional In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority. In this
>capacity,
>he manages the recruiting and training of over 1,000 workers who
>provide
>services to people with disabilities and seniors as well as
>oversees the
>workers' health insurance programs for the Authority. From 2001 to
>2003,
>Sauer served as deputy director of external affairs for the DOR.
>Previously, he was the executive director for the FREED Center for
>Independent Living from 1990 to 2001, where he administered the
>state
>and federally funded independent living center and led advocacy
>efforts
>to facilitate services for people with disabilities. Prior to
>that,
>Sauer founded a successful cabinet making business which he owned
>from
>1979 to 1992.
>
>He currently serves as chair of the Assessment and Transition
>Workgroup
>under the Health and Human Services Agency Olmstead Advisory
>Committee.
>Sauer is a member of the California Association of Public
>Authorities
>Legislative Committee and a former member of the Building
>Standards
>Commission. He also previously served as co-chair of the
>Communications
>and Information Technology Workgroup under the California Americans
>with
>Disabilities Act (ADA) Task Force.
>
>"I am deeply honored Governor Schwarzenegger has chosen me to serve
>in
>this immensely important role," said Sauer. "I look forward to
>using my
>passion for disability advocacy for independent living to assure
>the
>voices of people with disabilities are heard."
>
>Sauer, 46, of Grass Valley , was paralyzed from the waist down at
>the
>age of 18 after a motorcycle accident. He earned a Masters degree
>in
>management and disability services from the University of San
>Francisco
>and was a fellow in the Health Leadership Program at the Sierra
>Health
>Foundation and University of Southern California Marshall School
>of
>Business. He is a graduate of the Independent Living Center
>Mid-Management Training Program presented by Cornell University.
>This
>position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is
>$142,965.
>Sauer is a Democrat.
>
>The DOR assists Californians with disabilities in obtaining and
>retaining employment and maximizing their ability to live
>independently.
>The department provides vocational rehabilitation services and
>provides
>ADA technical assistance and training to eligible Californians.
>DOR
>funds 29 Independent Living Centers which offer information and
>referral
>services to assist individuals with disabilities in living active,
>independent lives. The vocational rehabilitation services provided
>by
>DOR are designed to get Californians with disabilities prepared
>for
>employment and include training, education, transportation and job
>placement.
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David Andrews and white cane Harry.
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