ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ ˌɛnsˌiːdˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, fɹˈiːdən wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɑːɹ. ˈoʊɪnz, tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz sˈʌbkəmˌɪɾiː ˌɔn sᵻlˈɛkt ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, təbi koʊˈɔːɹdᵻnˌeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuːli fˈɔːɹmd, kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl tˈæsk fˈoːɹs ɔnðə ɹˈaɪts ænd ɛmpˈaʊɚmənt ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz wɪð dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾiz.
After leaving NCD in 1988, Frieden was appointed by Congressman Major R. Owens, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Select Education, to be coordinator of the newly formed, Congressional Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities.