ann steiner, stephanie nichols, colleen stall eo, kerry goodwin. there is a number of speaker cards. people don't have to come up in that order. i have cards from ron from the department of public health and from the department alliance and denise from the mayor's disability council. anybody wishing to speak can come forward. people can just come forward when you can to speed up the testimony process. >> thank you. >> hi. good afternoon. my name is ann steiner with the department for people with disabilities. i have been working in disability and employment almost all of my adult life. i have been a service provider and i have worked in human resources. i have been a trainer and consultant and working with specialized organizations. in 1981 and 82 i was working on a grant for the county of san mateo. thanks to everybody. we are a great team, i will tell you. the grant was to start an optional alternative program for people with disabilities. in the after math of section 504 of the rehab act. local government and state government were required to ha