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April 29, 2008
Tapping Into Your Greatest Leadership Potential: Promise and Possibilities
Blind since birth, Olegario "Ollie" D. Cantos VII -- Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice, disability advocate and recipient of numerous honors for his work and contributions, both within and outside the field of disabilities, will be the featured speaker at 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 13th, at Best Buy Corporate Headquarters, 7601 Penn Ave. So., Richfield, MN.
Widely known for his ability to network and bring stakeholders together for a common purpose, Mr. Cantos also collaborates with national leaders of disability rights organizations and high-ranking officials from the White House and various federal departments to provide consumer perspective on policies affecting the disability community. Mr. Cantos was the first and only person ever to serve as General Counsel and Director of Programs for the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the largest cross-disability national membership organization in the country, which presently boasts membership in excess of 130,000. Active in work both within and outside the disability field, he continues to be a sought-after speaker as an example of how people with disabilities may reach the highest levels of success in every area of life by exercising both the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. His engaging personal style and ability to convey thoughts through the written word have solidly established him as a national leader that is also known in various parts of the world.
He has addressed crowds ranging from a handful to more than 6,000. He has been featured in media pieces whose collective targeted reach exceeds 80 million individuals worldwide. Audiences have included individuals and families affected by disabilities, business entrepreneurs, disability rights activists, attorneys and other legal professionals, school children of all ages, college and university students, press representatives at the National Press Club, meetings of the Congressional Black Caucus, gatherings of government officials, and civil rights leaders at national conferences.
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Posted by Nancy at April 29, 2008 10:08 AM