96-1145. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Sunshine Act Meetings]
[Pages 2001-2002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1145]








NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Quarterly Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the 
forthcoming quarterly meeting of the National Council on Disability. 
Notice of this meeting is required under section 522b(e)(1) of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, (P.L. 94-409).

DATES: March 4-6, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LOCATION: Sherton City Centre Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20037; [phone].

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark S. Quigley, Public Affairs Specialist, National Council on 
Disability, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20004-1107; 
[phone] (Voice), [phone] (TT), [phone] (Fax).

AGENCY MISSION: The National Council on Disability is an independent 
federal agency led by 15 members appointed by the President of the 
United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The overall purpose of 
the National Council is to promote policies, programs, practices, and 
procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all people with 
disabilities, regardless of the nature of severity of the disability; 
and to empower people with disabilities to achieve economic self-
sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all 
aspects of society.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Those needing interpreters or other accommodations 
should notify the National Council on Disability prior to this meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS: People with environmental illness must reduce 
their exposure to volatile chemical substances in order to attend this 

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meeting. In order to reduce such exposure, we ask that you not wear 
perfumes or scents at the meeting. We also ask that you smoke only in 
designated areas and the privacy of your room. Smoking is prohibited in 
the meeting room and surrounding area.

OPEN MEETING: This quarterly meeting of the National Council shall be 
open to the public.

AGENDA: The proposed agenda includes:

    Reports from the Chairperson and the Executive Director.
    Committee Meetings and Committee Reports.
    National Disability Policy: A Progress Report Update.
    National Summit on Disability Policy Update.
    Unfinished Business.
    New Business.
    Announcements.
    Adjournment.

    Records shall be kept of all National Council proceedings and shall 
be available after the meeting for public inspection at the National 
Council on Disability.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 19, 1996.
Ethel D. Briggs,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 96-1145 Filed 1-20-96; 2:55 pm]

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