95-1920. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[Sunshine Act Meetings]
[Pages 4944-4945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1920]



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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

TYPE: 50-State ADA Town Meeting Tour
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the announcement of the National 
Council on Disability's forthcoming 50-State town meeting tour on the 
implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Notice of 
this meeting is required under Section 522b (e)(1) of the Government in 
the Sunshine Act, (P.L. 94-409).

BACKGROUND: As an independent Federal agency making recommendations to 
the President and the Congress on issues affecting 49 million Americans 
with disabilities and their families, NCD has congressional authority 
and responsibility to monitor ADA implementation. In fact, it was the 
NCD that first proposed the ADA in 1986. In 1991, NCD established ADA 
Watch.
    These town meetings are being conducted as part of NCD's ADA Watch 
initiative. NCD is interested in hearing personal stories from 
consumers as to the law's impact. NCD is particularly interested in 
hearing about varying types of successes and the methods used to 
achieve those successes. The stories could be about personal 
experiences, or something related to changes in the community.

DATE: Beginning February 1, 1995.

LOCATION: Beginning at the Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel, 1633 North 
Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida 33132, [phone].

ADDITIONAL DATES, LOCATIONS, AND CONTACT NUMBERS:

    February 2, 1995, Jackson, Mississippi [phone]
    February 4, 1995, Atlanta, Georgia [phone]
    February 7, 1995, Frankfort, Kentucky [phone]
    February 9, 1995, Columbia, South Carolina [phone]
    February 14, 1995, Birmingham, Alabama [phone]
    February 15, 1995, Topeka, Kansas [phone]
    February 16, 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana [phone]
    February 17, 1995, Albuquerque, New Mexico [phone]
    February 22, 1995, Dallas, Texas [phone]
    March 15, 1995, Trenton, New Jersey [phone]
    March 16, 1995, Portland, Maine [phone]
    March 17, 1995, Concord, New Hampshire [phone]
    April 6, 1995, Nashville, Tennessee [phone]
    April 11, 1995, Des Moines, Iowa [phone]
    April 12, 1995, Jefferson City, Missouri [phone]
    April 27, 1995, Boise, Idaho [phone]

    For additional dates and locations, please contact the National 
Council on Disability.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark S. Quigley, Public Affairs Specialist, 
National Council on Disability, 1313 F Street, NW, Suite 1050, 
Washington, DC 20004-1107, Telephone: [phone] 
(TT).

AGENCY MISSION: The National Council on Disability is an indendent 
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 each town 
meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS: People with environmental illness must reduce 
their exposure to volatile chemical substances in order to attend these 
[[Page 4945]] meetings. In order to reduce such exposure, we ask that 
you not wear perfumes or scents at the town meetings. We also ask that 
you smoke only in designated areas and the privacy of your room. 
Smoking is prohibited in the meeting rooms and surrounding area.

OPEN MEETING: These town meetings of the National Council shall be open 
to the public.

AGENDA: The proposed agenda includes:

Opening Statements
Success Stories from Consumers
Discussion
Announcements
Adjournment

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

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 18, 1995.
Speed Davis,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-1920 Filed 1-20-95; 4:08 pm]
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