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Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner Christine Griffin doesn't mince words. Ever. She's the kind of person who isn't afraid to tell a room full of disability hiring coordinators that "we're doing a terrible job," making the government a more open and accessible employer. So as I was picking through the agency review teams and decided to ask her about Kareem Dale and Marilyn Golden, who are reviewing the National Council on Disability/Access Board, I knew I'd get an honest answer.

"They are good choices," Griffin wrote in an email to me. "Kareem has been the Obama campaign liasion to the disability community since Obama became the [Democratic] nominee. I met him once but know lots of folks that he impressed. He is a person with a disability - he is blind. Marilyn is a long time advocate on all issues. A woman with a physical disability - uses a wheelchair for mobility - she is arguably a national expert on accessibility of transportation issues. Both good people."