UA PROFESSOR APPOINTED TO NATIONAL DISABILITY COUNCIL

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Glenn B. Anderson, Director of Training for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Little Rock, has been appointed to the National Council on Disability by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

"This is one of the most prestigious appointments in the field," said Reed Greenwood, dean of the College of Education and Health Professions. "We are proud of Dr. Anderson’s accomplishments and anticipate that he will be an enlightened voice on the council."

Greenwood noted that Anderson’s appointment to the council reflects his national stature in the rehabilitation field. A professor in the department of rehabilitation, human resources and communication disorders, he also is chair of the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University.

In addition, Anderson is vice-chair of the State Rehabilitation Council and newsletter editor with the Arkansas Association of the Deaf. In 1992, he was inducted into the American Athletic Association of the Deaf Hall of Fame and the Gallaudet University Athletic Hall of Fame.

The National Council on Disability analyzes public policy issues that affect people with disabilities and plays a major role in developing policy in the United States. Its recommendations to the president and Congress affect 54 million people with disabilities nationally. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was based on an NCD proposal.

Anderson earned his Ph.D. from New York University, his master’s degree from the University of Arizona, and his B.A. from Gallaudet University. A graduate of the Chicago public school system, he attended an elementary day class program for deaf students and a mainstream high school.