    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [October 4, 1994]
    [Pages 1696-1697]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment for the President's Committee on Mental Retardation
    October 4, 1994

        The President today announced his intention to appoint the final
    eight members to the President's Committee on Mental Retardation. The
    appointees are Gisselle Acevedo Franco, Tom Smith, Robert Dinerstein,
    Cathy Ficker Terrill, Deborah Spitalnik, Lorenzo Aguilar-Melancon, Ruth
    Luckasson, and Virginia Williams.
        ``We have now assembled a strong and dynamic group of advocates,
    self advocates, family members and professionals who share our common
    vision of moving from exclusion to inclusion, from dependence to
    independence, from paternalism to empowerment,'' the President said. ``I
    look forward to the leadership that these

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    dedicated appointees will provide to the committee.''

    Note: Biographies of the appointees were made available by the Office of
    the Press Secretary.