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The Mayor's Committee is part of a nation-wide structure established in 1947 by the President's Committee for the Employment of Persons with Disabilities under President Harry Truman. Truman established this network of committees in response to the disabled veterans who returned from World War II only to find themselves discriminated against in their attempts to find employment. Since that time every president has given his personal and active support to the work of these committees toward full employment opportunities for all persons with disabilities.
Just as Governor's Committees are extensions at the State level of the President's Committee, affiliated local committees are extensions at the community level of the State committees; thus completing the national voluntary network from the White House throughout the country.
Chairs of all affiliated local committees constitute a subcommittee which meets during the Governor's Committee quarterly meetings. Local committees have autonomy in selecting a name, goals, objectives and activities. Local committees are made up of people involved in the community so as to decide how best to serve the employment needs of disabled persons in their locale.
In San Francisco, the local affiliate is known as the San Francisco Mayor's Committee for Employment of Persons with Disabilities. To create awareness and to provide persons with disabilities employment opportunities, we champion several events throughout the year. These include an Employer Recognition Breakfast, Youth Scholarships, brown-bag lunches to provide training and information to employers, and a Career Fair during National Disability Awareness Month in October.