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Robert T. Kelly, Jr.
Robert
T. Kelly, Jr. was appointed to the Committee in July of 2003 as
a Private Citizen representing the interests of persons with severe
disabilities.
Mr. Kelly retired in 2005 from his position as a Customer Service
Attendant at BellSouth in Miami Springs, Florida, where he had been
an employee since 1976. Previous to his appointment to the Committee,
Mr. Kelly has served on a number of disability-related boards and
councils including two terms on the U.S. Access Board (appointed
in both 1987 and 1990), where he worked on drafting rules for the
Americans with Disabilities Act; and a term on the Florida Developmental
Disabilities Council (appointed in 2000), which helps plan individual
and family-centered supports for persons with disabilities in Florida.
Mr. Kelly holds a B.A. in Political Science from Florida International
University and an Associate of Arts in Pre Law from Miami Dade Community
College. He has devoted much of his time over the years to various
civic and charitable organizations, including the U. S. Junior Chamber
of Commerce (Jaycees) and the Leukemia Society of America, and he
has participated in numerous local, state and federal political
campaigns, most recently holding the position of Disability Coalition
National Co-Chairman for Bush-Cheney, 2000.
Mr. Kelly's civic and professional distinctions include being named
the Carol City Jaycees' "Jaycee of the Year" for 1979 and the Outstanding
Young Men of American Organization's "Outstanding Young Man of America"
for 1984.
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