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Biography |
Day Al-Mohamed currently serves as a Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer with the American Psychological Association (APA). She manages APA’s legislative and regulatory activities related to public interest policy issues in the arenas of Disability and Ethnic Minorities, and also works on issues related to HIV/AIDS, children, and international conventions. This involves influencing policy-making activity on Capitol Hill and regulatory activities in the federal agencies; developing and implementing strategies for enhancing the utilization of psychological research to advance public interest issues.
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She is a member of both the American Association of People with Disabilities' (AAPD) and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities' (CCD) Board of Directors, and serves as a co-chair on the CCD Civil Rights Task Force. She is an active member of several other Task Forces including Technology/Telecommunications, Education and Health.
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In her previous position, she served as Director for the American Council of the Blind’s Department of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs providing expertise and information in the form of technical assistance and support to both consumers and various advisory committees and governing bodies on legislative and regulatory issues relating to such varied subjects as: the Telecommunications Act, Voting System Guidelines, Broadband Technical Specifications, Pedestrian Rights of Way, Social Security Privatization concerns and Emergency Preparedness.
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Affiliations |
- Federal Registered Lobbyist, 12/95 – Present
- Board of Directors, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), 07/07 - Present
- Board of Directors, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), 12/06 - Present
- Board of Advisors, People with Disabilities Broadcasting Corporation, 10/05 – Present
- Co-Chair, Civil Rights Task Force, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, 01/06 – present
- Member, Public Relations Committee, American Council of the Blind, 07/07 - Present
- Founding Member, International Blogger and New Media Association, 08/07 – Present
- Member, Women in Film and Video, 09/07 – Present
- Member, United States International Council on Disability (USICD), 09/08 – Present
- Member, Women in Government Relations, 10/08 - Present
- Co-Chair, Documentation and Technical Support Subcommittee, National Telecommunications and Electronic Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC), 10/06 – 03/07
- Member, National Telecommunications and Electronic Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC), 09/06 – 03/07
- Member, Surgeon General’s Call to Action – Strategic Planning Workgroup, 02/06 – 11/06
- Member, Standards Committee on Assistive Products addressing Uniform Traffic Control Devices, RESNA, 04/05- 03/07
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