2008 Disability Employment Awareness Month (HHS Only) |
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| Air date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 11:00:00 AM |
| Category: | HHS Only |
| Description: | America’s People, America’s Talent, America’s Strength!
Biographical Sketch for Lt. Col. Lourake: A Gulf War veteran, Lt. Colonel Andrew Lourake was a special air missions pilot with duties that included flying the Vice President, until he injured his leg in an off road motorcycle accident. After enduring seventeen surgeries, including two knee replacement surgeries, Colonel Lourake's research led him to conclude his only hope to return to the cockpit was an above-the-knee amputation in combination with being fitted with the world’s first completely computer-controlled artificial leg. Biographical Sketch for Timothy Bladek, Esq.: As an Appellate Attorney in the Office of Federal Operations, Mr Bladek reviews appeals and writes decisions concerning discrimination claims filed by federal employees, applying the laws and regulations enforced by the Commission. Additionally, Mr. Bladek has extensive experience conducting training courses on substantive EEO law, including disability law, to members of the federal sector community. Prior to his work at the Commission, Mr. Bladek was an attorney at the Merit Systems Protection Board and in private practice, and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Bladek is a member of the Bar in the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland. |
| Author: | Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Lourake, U.S. Air Force and Timothy Bladek, Attorney, EEOC |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| CIT File ID: | 14715 |
| CIT Live ID: | 7241 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?14715 |