Candidate Name: Ronald Kim

Address: 142-05 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, N.Y. 11354

Candidate for A.D. 22 Part B (Male) Borough: Queens

Phone: 917-363-4853

Email: ron.kim@mac.com

Candidate for party office
District Leader, Part B (Male)

1. Please describe any experience with disability you have had in your life or career.

   In high school, I volunteered every year working with disabled athletes during Special Olympics for kids. I continued to work with disabled athletes during college. While working for various elected officials in Queens, I also attended numerous meetings with nonprofits dealing with disability, and helped identified key issues.
    
   

2. Does the club to which you are affiliated have a headquarters that is accessible to persons with motor and sensory disabilities?

   Yes.
    
   

3. When choosing locations for meetings and fundraisers for your club, is physical accessibility a deciding factor?

   It is one of the factors and I will make sure it is one the top factors in the future.
    
   

4. Many local clubs and several Democratic County organizations (including Queens) have their headquarters in inaccessible locations. Do you believe that local clubs are required under the ADA and National and State Party Rules to hold meetings and other public events in locations that are accessible to persons with disabilities?

   Yes.
    
   

5. Are there any persons with disabilities active in your club? Do you have any officers or Executive Board members with disabilities?

   Yes, I believe there are persons with disabilities active in my club but I am not sure if any of them currently serve as an officer or executive member. I will fight to recruit, retain, and encourage more executive members in the future.
    
   

6. Have you run candidates with disabilities for Party office, such as County Committee and Judicial Convention Delegates?

   Yes, our club does not discriminate against anyone.
    
   

7. Has your club made efforts to attract new members with disabilities?

   Not sure. I will try harder in the future to attract new members with disabilities.
    
   

8. Have you sought to replace inaccessible polling places in your area with accessible ones?

   I will continue to make a priority agenda for myself and others in the future.
    
   

9. Have you appointed persons with disabilities as election workers?

   Yes.
    
   

10. Persons with disabilities have historically been under-represented within the Democratic Party leadership. According to the 2000 census, persons with disabilities comprised 20.6% of all residents in New York State and 23.1% of population 18 years and older. Previously, we were told that only those groups included in the Voting Rights Act were included in the goals and timetables for delegate selection. Yet the lesbian and gay communities were included for the first time at the 2000 convention and again at the 2004 convention. Would you support a campaign to set a goal that 10% of the total New York State Delegation to the 2008 Democratic National Convention be comprised of persons with disabilities?

    Yes. As a minority in America, I feel strongly about equal representation, especially when we seek equitable social solutions.