Med Ssengooba, a Ugandan lawyer working with the nonprofit group Legal Action for Persons with Disabilities (LAPD), says the United States has done a lot to improve opportunities for its disabled citizens, and he hopes his country and others in Africa will also be able to make much-needed progress.
Ssengooba is attending the President's Forum with Young African Leaders August 3-5 in Washington. The forum includes a town hall meeting with President Obama at the White House, where delegates will share their visions for transforming their societies over the next 50 years and discuss ways the United States can be an effective partner.
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