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WASHINGTON, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Council on
Disability (NCD) will conduct its next quarterly meeting at the Renaissance
Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, Washington, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
PDT on Monday, July 14 and ending at 4:30 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, July 16,
2008. This meeting is open to the public and free of charge.
The purpose of this meeting is for NCD to have open discussions about
issues such as the Air Carrier Access Act, emergency preparedness, healthcare,
employment, rights of parents with disabilities, regional issues impacting the
disability community, accessible transportation, technology, and several other
subjects of interest to the disability community.
Some of the many notable speakers include: The Honorable Gregory J.
Nickels, Mayor, Seattle, Washington; Anthony Dennis, Counsel, Aetna, Inc.;
Toby Olson, Executive Director, Washington State Governor's Committee on
Disability Issues and Employment; Barbara Graff, Director, Seattle Office of
Emergency Management; Kelly Buckland, Executive Director, Idaho State
Independent Living Council; Shawn Murinko, Commissioner, Washington State
Human Rights Commission; Lynnae Ruttledge, Director, Washington State
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation; Bill Lynch, Executive Director,
Oregon State Council on Developmental Disabilities; The Honorable Sam
Sullivan, Mayor, Vancouver, British Columbia; Laura Ruby, Senior Strategist,
Global Policy and Standards, Microsoft Accessible Technology Group; and
Katharine Hunter-Zaworski, Ph.D. P.E., Director, National Center for
Accessible Transportation, Oregon State University.
Public comment sessions will be held Monday, July 14 from 9:00 a.m. until
9:30 a.m. PDT and on Tuesday, July 15 from 4:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. PDT. The
toll-free call-in number is 1-800-779-9513, and the pass code is "NCD
Meeting." A reception will be held at the hotel for meeting participants,
audience members, and stakeholders from the disability community on Tuesday,
July 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PDT, immediately following the session for
the day.
The entire agenda can be found at
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/quarterly/2008/agenda_july14-16-08.htm.
NCD is an independent federal agency and is composed of 15 members
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
NCD provides advice to the President, Congress, and executive branch agencies
to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal
opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or
severity of the disability, and empower individuals with disabilities to
achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and
integration into all aspects of society.
For more information, please contact NCD's Director of External Affairs
Mark S. Quigley at mquigley@ncd.gov or 202-272-2004 or visit www.ncd.gov.
SOURCE National Council on Disability
