Earlier this month, President Biden appointed an Arizona resident to serve on the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
Gabriel Martinez, who has Down syndrome, is a project aide and peer navigator at the University of Arizona’s Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities.
"I'm excited because I can help tons more kids and adults with intellectual disabilities if they don't have a voice, I’m a voice for them," he said.
And Martinez says he wants to continue supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in this role.
"For me, I help with the president to support kids to find different jobs in the United States," said Martinez.
The Committee has 21 citizen members who serve two-year terms.
