staff changes and announcements at the mayor's office on disability. ada coordinator training, an update on mayor's office disability website. an announcement about disaster exercise that is coming up. a brief discussion about t and c taxis and some pedestrian safety as well. on the staff changes item there has been a lot going on at the mayor's office on disability. i wanted to start with a personal one to announce this week our city administrator naomi kelly appointed me as director at the mayor's office on disability. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> i that happening -- thank you for that and it is an honor to be able to serve in this great community. and i have worked with council while i have been interim director. i want to compliment you for the good work that you have been doing. i think it's solid and i think the housing resolution is one that is really good examples of the solid work that you are doing around people with disabilities and policy development. and obviously the transportation resolution is another one. so i look forward to co

regarding pedestrians with disabilities and seniors with disabilities. i read it directly on the left. are you concerned about the pedestrian safety. what can city and citizens do to help. the fdr club for san franciscans for seniors and people with disabilities. thursday, 4:00 p.m.. congregation church. supervisor chiu of district three and he's also president of the board of supervisors. state senator mark leno's office, walk san francisco, the police department, sfmta, senior disability actions. these flyers will be available at any point during the break or the closing moment of this session for me to hand out to anyone. >> thank you, mr. lowell. >> the final note is the senior who was in the collision yesterday passed away. she is 91 years old. she was at the intersection of fillmore and california. i >> i have no other public comment cards. anyone else? >> good afternoon, my name is mark background and i want to comment favorably on the new 8,000 series munis buses made available and have two wheelchair platforms inside of the bus and these are bei

a report on the disability disaster preparedness committee. >> thank you, the disability disaster preparedness committee or ddpc met on friday january 3, 2014. there was a large turnout with representative from several city agencies, from community based organizations as well as interested members of the general public. committee members spent time reviewing the ddpc accomplishment in 2013. they included participation in last may's golden guardian exercise in which people with disabilities actively participated with people seeking shelter after a disaster. participation in a civic center evacuation drill and a significant increase in attendance and participation at ddpc meetings. following that was a lengthy discussion of the ram ification of a federal court decision for a disaster plan for people with disabilities. the committee review the documented comment conveying a variety of topics including physical evaluation issues, shelter, culture, ada complaint and housing and communicating and transportation issues. out of that discussion came a substantial list of goals for the committee in 2014

we have a wonderful mayor's disability office and mayor's disability council. and we are very lucky to have both of these extensions of the mayor's disability council and office here. so thank you all very much. i also wanted to give to you, dr. wiel and to you -- should i read it first? >> on behalf of the council i would like to issue this certificate of for presenting a day in the life of the person with kidney disease. a donation has been made in your name to the national kidney foundation. >> thank you very much. it's an honor to have been here. i'm very grateful if as a result of this some small increment of help will be available to the patients. it will have been very worthwhile for me. thank you very much. >> we would also like to issue a sesht if -- certificate of acknowledgment for a day in the life of a kidney patient and it has been made in your honor to the national kidney foundation. >> thank you again for hearing today and being so receptive about kidney issues. >> great. we are due for a break. we'll take a item no. 9 but before item 5. the ord

your agency does a lot for the disability and senior communities. we would like to keep abreast. >> great, thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none. anything from the bridge line? no. all right. we'll move on to i believe item no. 7 is next now which is the discussion of a possible resolution on transportation platforms. i'm going to have the resolution read by councilmember zarda. >> resolution no. 2014-01. mayor's disability council resolution supporting the san francisco municipal transportation feasibility study for construction and redesign of accessible platforms for the light rail system including passenger amenities. whereas effective transportation is an important aspect of building communities that include people with disabilities and whereas municipal transportation agency in the past engaged in efforts to make the surface light rail system accessible to passengers with mobility disabilities and key stops. and whereas the existing surface light rail system has sizable gaps between accessible key stops in certain

i think the input for disability is more from staff of the mayor's office. one of the things we do from the access program is we do field inspections from all facilities to make sure they are fully ada compliant. this is one of our projects. we are proud to be a partner with you there. >> great. >> all right. i will ask for any public comment on this topic? >> thank you. james cansini with seniors and disability action. the issues coming forward is really big. two things i want to acknowledge, not to say everything is great in san francisco because there is obviously problems but we are ahead of the game in comparison to other counties. one of the things is prior to becoming 65. they are going to notify them in advance. that's pretty important. i wanted to acknowledge that's a success. it's a positive step in the right direction and also at the statewide level something that is kind of really big. when i first found out about it, i thought wait, am i the only one that thinks it's a big thing? no. it is a big thing but that means you can get ihhs without beco

>> strong emotions on both sides of the issue, but are disability lawsuits going too far? i'm vicky nguyen. the numbers in california and why some say these ada lawsuits are more about money than equal rights. >>> actor philip seymour hoffman's last wish and what he put san francisco in his will. >> good evening. i'm jeff ranieri. we are tracking cloud cover offshore. details on that and record setting heat possible in the forecast. that's coming up. dear future olympian, one day you will be standing on and here's exactly how you'll get there. you'll work hard and you'll fall hard. you'll lose sometimes when you really should have won. you'll win sometimes when no one thought you had a shot. and you'll never, ever stop. we know this. because you're one of us. at citi, we believe in everyone's potential, which is why citi and evan are giving back to community sports programs to help fiuture athletes every step of the way. >>> so is the law being abused? it is a sensitive issue involving the rights of disabled people and what some say is legalized extortion. >> one thing is

. >> people on disability has the task of addressing all the disability. when we are talk about the sidewalks, ramps, we have very specific issues. for people blind and low vision, we have the issue of knowing where they are and when the cross. it can be hit or miss. >> at hulk and grove, that sound the the automatic -- it helps people cross the street safely. >> now we have a successful pedestrian signal. >> i push the button, i get an audible message letting me know that i need to wait. when it is safe to cross, not only am i going to get an audible indicator, this button is going to vibrate. so it tells me it is safe. there is the driller sound and this trigger is vibrating. i am not relying on anything but the actual light change, the light cycle built into it. >> it brings san francisco from one of the major cities in the u.s. to what is going to be the lead city in the country. >> city working on all sorts of things. we are trying to be new and innovative and go beyond the ada says and make life more successful for people. >> disability rights moveme

and currently disabled. please save the i talk program. >> excuse me your name? >> my name is lillian mokda. >> okay, so you are not on the list? >> i name is rachel goldstein. i gave her my time. >> hello, i'm a little bit different than the rest of the families discussed so far. actually i don't have a kid in a wheelchair. i have been very fortunate. these families have been dealt a difficult card and the decisions made have made their lives harder. frances school is an elementary school with 540 kids. the affected members of 5 kids. it's a rounding error almost subsequently about the it not for these

since this is a meeting of the mayor's disability council which is actually a group of people with disabilities who make policy recommendations to the mayor and board of supervisors regarding disability specific issues, is there something that each one of you can think of that the mayor's disability council can make a stance on or make recommendations related to this issue that will help you with your work? >> i think there are and i'm glad you asked the question and i was thinking of something that i would like to address. i can think of two areas. one is in particular is to continue to make transportation assistance available and being conscious of that and making that. that's one burden that if patients can be lightened for burden, i think it's very important. they have enough to do. they have to get to dialysis and they have to get picked up. that would be one area. another area would be for the city of san francisco and state of california, united states to help patients who want to work and be able to encourage employers to do whatever necessary groundwork to help patients who want to wor

tips for respectful communication for people with disabilities brochures are available. call sfmta accessible services at 415-701-4485 for copies. >> on december 28, 1912. san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake. the transition that will pursue from this aftermath would change san francisco's transportation system once again. facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transi

. ♪ john: are you >> are you disabled so disabled you can't find work? i am a stutterer.began work i wonder if i would have over came my stuttering problem or maybe i would have given up collected a government check. i am glad today's disabilities laws didn't exist then. without them i struggled and i am here. the laws do exist now and coincidentally more americans saying they are disabled. you found what? >> a couple years ago i am at wal-mart. the other woman said i could take a pay cut if i could go -- or i could go for disability. >> i thought she spoke about it as if it was an either or. so i went home and looked at it the numbers have exploded and if you start looking at the program we are not a blue collar any more. >> more people are working at home less manual labor. >> exactly. >> how could we be spending all this more money for disability and have all of the people applying for disability. >> it shows the money spent. the last 50 years. >> people say it finally gets better but it goes down. it barely went down and steadily up. eligibility parents trying to get

. >> reporter: the americans with disabilities act allows service animals to accompany people with disabilities wherever the public is allowed to go. but she says she runs into problems when people pretend to have a service animal like the one she ran into in a local restaurant. >> and the lady had her dog in there. big black german shepherd. and he got a look at arkin and went ballistic. >> reporter: it's easy to pretend your pet is a service animal. go to one of many websites selling service animal vests and i.d.s. there's nothing in the law to stop the pretenders. >> the laws about protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities. not penalizing individuals that don't have a disability that want to take advantage of having an animal accompany them places. >> reporter: arkin was trained for six months by a nonprofit called canine companions for independence. the blind dog foundation for the blind trains service dogs. but the disabled are not required to show proof their dog is trained. >> there is not any certification that is required for having a service animal at all. >> reporter: an

still here at 5:00, california lead the way in disability lawsuits. we investigate what's behind the numbers and who is suing. >> plus, do you recognize this man? why police in fremont are anxious to talk to him. >> and impressive track record. one bay area high school and three olympians they produce so what's the secret? >> and then at 6:00, we hind the scenes with kristi yamaguchi, life after the gold medal. what she would tell her daughters if they wanted to follow in mom's footsteps. >> if my daughters decide to skate -- >> the exclusive interview is new at 6:00. follow in mom's footsteps. >>> continuing our olympic coverage, are you ready for a really good rivalry? well, some of the most hotly contested medals of these games are in men's and women's hockey. >> nbc bay area's jack doles joins us live from sochi. we're talking team usa against team canada. around here we have two members of the sharks playing prominently in these games, joe pavelski and patrick marleau. >> this is going to be some great hockey coming up here. the rematch is now fo

so disabled you can't find work? i am a stutterer. if i had overcome my problem or maybe just given up, collected a government check. i am glad today's disability laws did not exist then because without them i struggled and i am here. but the laws do exist now, and coincidentally, more americans say they are disabled. ted dehaven tudies this. >> a couple of years ago at walmart i over here a conversation between two women and hear one say to the other, i could take a pay cut or i could just go for disability. it really struck me as an analyst to dell's into various government programs. she spoke of that as if it was an either or. i went home and looked at it. the numbers have exploded. when you start looking at the program, we are not more disabled. we are not a blue-collar economy any more and have -- john: more people are working at home, less manual labor. >> exactly. so how could this band all this more money for disability and have these people applying. john: when you say all these peopll applying, you have the cato institute ch

to find a job to accommodate the disabilities in some cases to enter the disability in the programs into programs that there is a wide array of factors but i do not have on hand at the relative importance of those factors. >> i want to make sure i'm reading those reports because i've read a lot of reports and i want to be sure that i'm reading the reports that you have referenced. what happens when this goes bankrupt? how will this affect the beneficiaries? >> well, congresswoman, the trust fund runs out of money and we think that there will be no legal authority to pay until more money comes in. as you know the last time the disability insurance was on the cusp of the problem of the congress they should get money from the old age survivors trust fund into disability trust fund in that outcome. but if nothing were done, then i believe that the legal authority on the to pay money in the trust fund, and that would require a substantial reduction in the benefit to fall down at the level of the ongoing income in recent. >> said, -- so,pardon me for interrupting. but for those of the recipien

disability compensation. this is a woman who was sexually assaulted, had a very difficult time proving that and getting the care that she needed. and we are in this legislation going to address that issue. madam president, in 2010, the congress took a very significant step forward in saying to family members who were caring for disable vets that we understand how terribly difficult it is, that we understand that there are wives and sisters and brothers and family members who seven days a week, 24 hours a day, are on call for veterans who have suffered serious injuries. and that's tough. that is very tough. that is stressful. there are wives out there, sisters out there, brothers who don't get any time off, seven days a week. and what we passed is a caregiver's act that provides a modest stipend, it provides -- it provides training, it provides time off for people who are caring for veterans seven days a week. say you can have a day off. we'll send the nurse in. we did that for post-9/11 veterans. but the trut

we talk a little about ssi presented disability in the mottv. we've been recognized nationwide housing a special part being part of that housing. and having supportive people in permanent housing, we've seen reductions in hospitalizations for those individuals who are in those units. and wire one ~ we're one of the first and hopefully not the last health departments with a component. staff has gone to los angeles. i know they're looking at that area as well for the health department in los angeles. primary care, urge care. we just built and reopened a new clinic now the tom adele clinic. we're taking as much efficiency in the department -- we are a very large department. there are ways to become efficient. we merged tom adele and [speaker not understood], that's in a beautiful building on golden gate avenue. and that brought the clinic, [speaker not understood], had a high psychiatric staffing pattern with a primary care with a real focus on primary care in other words of homeless individuals together really i think stapled the program. this is

we should never again put a disabled veteran or his or her family in similar circumstances. this is why dav's operation keep the promise has made advanced appropriations for all va funding accounts including its mandatory disability payments to veterans, our highest legislative priority in 2014. mr. chairman, advanced appropriations is a common sense approach to a long-standing problem, and it has broadened bipartisan support in congress and the veterans' community, and by the american people at large. now it's up to the leaders and congress to bring this legislation up for votes in both the house and the senate. it's time for congress to keep the promise to america's veterans. of course, authorizing benefits for veterans, especially disabled veterans, without providing the systems to deliver those benefits in a timely, accurate manner, is a promise unfulfilled. for decades, va's benefits claims process has failed to meet that promise. today, however, for the first time in years, some good news is coming from the vba. after four years of comprehensive transformation that inc

it's veterans that have no service-connected disability. it's veterans that are above the means testing threshold. let me put it in layman's terms. these are not people that are low income and not people that have a service-connected disability. we're going to have days to debate this bill, and i will enter, introduce an alternative and i will openly confess up front that i don't get into fixes because to do fixes, there's got to be bipartisanship. to reform programs in the federal agencies, republicans and democrats have to come together. why we're here today is because there was no outreach to try to put together a compromise bill. if the conversation we had about a day before we left a week ago where you said this is what i'm going to do, won't you sign on, but you weren't willing to talk about changes, if that was compromise, then you did it. i don't consider that to be compromise. i don't consider it to be good-faith negotiations. but that's behind us. we've got this bill to consider. and it is a massive expansion. and what's it do? it

unfortunately, like so many disabled -- americans with disabilities, angie is unable to save enough to cover her future needs. the same problem i just highlighted if we don't change the law with the able act. under current law, she must have less than $2,000 in assets in order to be eligible for supplemental security income. that doesn't make a lot of sense, and that's one of the reasons we have to change the law. angie is therefore forced to limit the amount of money that she earns and work multiple paid and volunteer positions in order to benefit from the steady benefits that s.s.i. provides. angie would like to live independently and at the same time know that she has limitations in that regard, because without adequate savings and income, because of the current state of the law, she is forced to live with her family. she would like to be independent. that's -- that's something we all yearn for at some point in our lives. angie's family is worried about her living in financial situations, especially down the line years from now when the family may not -- may not be with her any long

dakota, less than half the rate of those without a disability. i can't pretend i understand all the obstacles that confront a person with disabilities but i do feel a special appreciation for the disabled worker and the employers who hire them. both my parents were born that and i witnessed the challenges they faced as they job hundred. my father was a farmer but our farm wasn't big enough to support our family and cover the market so dad always had another job. i believe in this world people with disabilities often develop higher levels of determination and accomplishment. like my parents they work harder than most. they have to. good employers know the most valuable worker is the one who works hard, is loyal, honorable and gives an honest they's work for an honest they have pay whether he is disabled or not. these employers know that hiring people with disabilities is good business. they know adversity builds character and people with character are good employees. for too long some have seen employment of people with disabilities as a favor, do

they no hiring people with disabilities is good business. it builds character in people with character are good employees. for too long some had seen employment of disabilities as a favor but i agree with the task force it needs to end in south dakota we need to connect employers with employees because it makes good business sense. we need to start today. we can begin by making the state as an employer that sets the example there are many examples of ready that state agencies work together to provide employment opportunities for those with disabilities. your human-resources and department of human services working together to increase those opportunities in the state workforce. the division of vocational rehabilitation assisted over nine to two people to reach their employment goals and i support the task force report to make the department of human services a single point of contact to educate employers then provide technical assistance for those with disabilities. and is the opportunity to enjoy the rewards. i am not talking about financia

in a rare move the federal government is weighing in a o a lawsuit challenging how youths with disabilitiesre treated in contra costa city hall. the suit charged that teens are denied special education and rehabilitation services and kept in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. lawyers heard from family members about the conditions. >>. >> he has actually been kept in solitary con fifinement for as g as, i believe, up to three weeks to a month. no schooling. none whatsoever. the whole three weeks that he's in solitary confinement. >> the allegations have led to finger pointing amid a larger debate about such practices. to join me, daffodil altan, producer at the center for investigative reporting, two, two ktvu consumer editor, and jill tucker, "san francisco chronicle" education reporter. how many kids are locked up, and what is the significance of this intervention by the federal department of justice department and education? >> well, there are about 30% of the kids that are locked up, there's about 270 beds there are -- have special needs, special education. but that's really low for a f

rating, because of a service-connected disability. the number of claims pending in america right now is 673,000 veterans. these are individuals that have filed a claim with the veterans administration that are waiting in line for the determination to be made what percentage of those claims they will approve. the number of claims that are considered backlogged right now: 389,000 veterans claims. and once a veteran receives a disability rating, if in fact they feel that the v.a. has come to the wrong conclusion as to the percentage, they file an appeal. the number of appeals pending: 272,000 appeals. so one can conclude from this, the number of claims pending -- --673,000, plus $272,000 -- there are over a million veterans waiting fo for the v.ao sort o. out their disability status. the number of days to complete a claim: 265 days. let me say that again. 265 days to complete a claim. and right now claims pending: 673,000. the number of days for an appeal that is pending: 600 days. 600. so let's just say, of that million claims that are

we've lost construction for seniors and people with disability housing. section 8 has been seriously cutaway at. we've lost federal funding for public housing. we've seen serious deterioration for public housing as a result. many of us believe was trying to eliminate public housing. we've seen huge losses in cdbg. we've seen funding losses in redevelopment. of course we tried to replace that with housing trust fund. ideally we would have the housing trust fund and redevelopment so we could augment this huge housing crisis we're facing. we've lost, you know, state funding through the affordable housing bond since 2010. so, all of this is really adding very dramatically to the really severe housing crises that we're facing in san francisco. i want to spend a little bit of time around challenges. we still continue to have a challenge around discharge. discharge from private hospitals and public hospitals. we're still having people ending up in our streets and shelters that are in no position to be there. of course it's very expensive to keep people in the ho

disability and be determined at that time and to rewrite over to the va. instead of having to go through these processes and having redundant services. there's other things i see starting to take place, and that's guiding the troops as they're leaving the military into being able to use the skills that they learned in the military and to translate them into civilian work, and helping them get their, and guidance on the educational opportunities. i do believe the greatest opportunity when you have the troops still in uniform, they are a more captive audience. these are the types of things we need to do to make your job easier. and to tear down that wall between the two. you know, we endured in our medical practice, my private medical practice where we had to change to an electronic medical records. it can be done. you just do it. you just do it. and then there's a seamless flow. things are getting better. the opportunities are great. i really don't have any questions of you today, except i want to thank you for all that you do. i know how active you are. i

. >> strong emotions on both sides of the issue, but are disability lawsuits going too far?stonishing numbers, and why some are saying these ada lawsuits are more about money than equal rights. >>> in tonight's class action, teachers tenure on trial. a high profile lawsuit that could radically alter public education in california. at its heart is a longstanding debate over job protection for teachers. do laws meant to protect teachers sometimes end up hurting students? one student at the center of the lawsuit says yes, she thinks they do. >> reporter: this high school senior is looking forward to college, but it's middle school that's on her mind these days. in 8th grade she says she had a teacher who wasn't doing her job. >> we were coming to class watching youtube videos or coloring. and it felt like the teacher didn't really care about our education. >> reporter: kate's big brother had had the name science teacher, so she knew what to expect. >> coloring is ridiculous. >> reporter: she says her fellow students, parents and other teachers knew this one bad teacher was hurt

the giants fan who faces a life of disability, unable to take care of his needs >> brian has pain, therapy, hard work, daly. he must endure. he will strive to persevere. >> norwood pleaded guilty to a count of assault causing great bodily injury for his ininvolvement that happened in the parking lot of dodger stadium after the opening game between giants and dodgers. sanchez initially attacked stow from behind a brutal punch that sent his head into the pavement >> you're smiling. you think it's funny? >> during the sentencing sanchez was reprimanded for smiles and disinterested behavior >> even now with your smirks talking about mr. sanchez, you show no remorse whatsoever. no remorse to the family here. >> she expressed her sadness for both stow family and two men she loved >> sanchez's sister provided evidence against her brother and fiancee. >> two sides have been hurt. prime yarly the show family >> stow's family say they welcome the end of the chapter but cannot forgive the two men that altered brian's life >> no sentencing will be long enough, you'll be released. brian aeps sentence i

i just want to say that i endorse the free fairs for the seniors and the sdabltd r disabled. the seniors are hurting due to the low interest rates at the banks and you should do that. and increase the fairs on the f line they deserve to be charged more for the privilege that would bring in a lot of revenue and help a lot of other things on muni. it's a pleasure to be here >> thank you happy birthday (calling names). >> good afternoon mr. jones. >> yes. dennis jones i'm a resident i'm qualified to say that you've forced me to get off my rear end. this is a totally inadequate forum for you to get the kind of feedback you deserve to make this budget look like somethings that's reflective of having in depth discussions with automotive of the sentences. having said that i obtain to the 12 and a half percent for seniors. i don't know if any of you are on a fixed income but building in san francisco is a real trial and i have no intention of moving out of san francisco to involve the problem. the environment and a quality of life in san francisco has been badly implicated over the l

children with allergies but al lerj yeez are considered a disability if severe and summer camps mustisabled unless doing so would require a fundamental alteration in the program. >> if a young person with a peanut allergy needs a medication in the case he encounters a peanut, the camp would be obligated to provide that >> we contacted the director. he declined several requests for interview however in, several e mails he says he never excluded the boy saying the merge's choice but saying allergy was life threatening. he said the message was clearly her call to make. complete authority given to her for campbell to attend she chose not to. the camp never promised to perform or asked to perform monthed ficks to allow campbell to attend and says allison signed a release stating the camp does not trained for special needs. the mother says she gave the epi opinion foen a trained staff member but that could not be confirmed. >> he said i cannot do camp anymore. >> it's extreme to tell a kid with allergies he can't have fun at camp. >> we asked the director if he accepts children with severe

to find a job to accommodate the disabilities in some cases to enter the disability in the programs into programs that there is a wide array of factors but i do not have on hand at the relative importance of those factors. >> i want to make sure i'm reading those reports because i've read a lot of reports and i want to be sure that i'm reading the reports that you have referenced. what happens when this goes bankrupt? how will this affect the beneficiaries? >> well, congresswoman, the trust fund runs out of money and we think that there will be no legal authority to pay until more money comes in. as you know the last time the disability insurance was on the cusp of the problem of the congress they should get money from the old age survivors trust fund into disability trust fund in that outcome. but if nothing were done, then i believe that the legal authority on the to pay money in the trust fund, and that would require a substantial reduction in the benefit to fall down at the level of the ongoing income in recent. >> said, -- so,pardon me for interrupting. but for those of the recipien

in a few moments, a hearing on the legislative agenda on disabled veterans. half, the and a defense budget. after that, we will re-air the conversation from the world affairs in connecticut. a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow on our companion network. a senate armed services committee looks into the relationship between military and sexual assaults and suicide. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. at 2:00 p.m., a hearing on the effect on alzheimer's disease and the state of all summers research. -- alzheimer's research. as studentsre told and as a nation, in terms of popular imagination, is that there are citizens and margins and demonstrations that occur. they are really done i famous and iconic people. they simply, rosa parks was so tired that she refused to get up from the bus. and, a young preacher that the president referred to during the election. of africansses americans from racial oppression. there is a notion that martin could do this stuff and jesse could run and all these other things. they sound good and they rea

the socially those with disabilities -- certainly those with disabilities, certainly one of my top issues is helping veterans find a type of work that they need when they come back from serving our great nation. but in the end, what we want to do is put americans to work, be able to fill the skills gap between what employers need as far as the type of double rings that they have, real in our back for ourtems k-12 on up to higher education and make sure that we have a highly competitive skilled workforce of that not only can they compete among our state, we can offer children a brighter future, help are working adults be able to hopefully move up in their type of skill and a level but also to help america be more competitive. we operate in an international, global economy. we find our state's competing against each other but also against foreign countries. >> let me just add to that. utah, gary herbert from utah, we have taken that to heart. we have a slogan in utah that if you cannot work, you will work, and we are trying to find those skills to help people. everybody can do something. ou