95-7301. NATION COUNCIL ON DISABILITY (NCD)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Sunshine Act Meetings]
[Page 15328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7301]



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NATION COUNCIL ON DISABILITY (NCD)

Type: 50-State ADA Town Meeting Tour
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the announcement of additional dates, 
locations, and contacts for NCD's 50-state town meeting tour on the 
implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Notice of 
these meetings 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.

1995 Dates, Locations, and Contact Numbers

February 1--Miami,
  Florida
[phone]
February 2--Jackson,
  Mississippi
[phone]
February 4--Atlanta,
  Georgia
[phone]
February 7--Frankfort,
  Kentucky
[phone]
February 9--Columbia,
  South Carolina
[phone]
February 14--Birmingham,
  Alabama
[phone]
February 15--Topeka,
  Kansas
[phone]
February 16--New Orleans,
  Louisiana
[phone]
February 17--Albuquerque,
  New Mexico
[phone]
February 21--Little Rock,
  Arkansas
[phone]
February 21--Oklahoma City,
  Oklahoma
[phone]
February 22--Arlington,
  Texas
[phone]
February 28--Honolulu,
  Hawaii
[phone]
March 1--Los Angeles,
  California
[phone]
March 2--Dover,
  Delaware
[phone]
March 7--Norfolk,
  Virginia
[phone]
March 9--Sutton,
  West Virginia
[phone]
March 10--Harrisburg,
  Pennsylvania
[phone]
March 15--Wanamassa,
  New Jersey
[phone]
March 16--Portland,
  Maine
[phone]
March 17--Concord,
  New Hampshire
[phone]
March 21--Cranston,
  Rhode Island
[phone]
March 22--Boston,
  Massachusetts
[phone]
March 24--Albany,
  New York
[phone]
March 29--Cromwell,
  Connecticut
[phone]
March 31--Detroit,
  Michigan
[phone]
April 4--Columbus,
  Ohio
[phone]
April 6--Nashville,
  Tennessee
[phone]
April 11--Des Moines,
  Iowa
[phone]
April 12--Jefferson City,
  Missouri
[phone]
April 13--Missoula,
  Montana
[phone]
April 13--Madison,
  Wisconsin
[phone]
April 14--Montpelier,
  Vermont
[phone]
April 21--Salem,
  Oregon
[phone]
April 28--Winston-Salem,
  North Carolina
[phone]
May 3--Salt Lake City,
  Utah
[phone]
May 3--Las Vegas,
  Nevada
[phone]

    Additional dates, locations, and contacts will be published when 
available.

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

AGENCY MISSION: NCD is an independent Federal agency comprised of 15 
members who are appointed by the President of the United States and 
confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The overall purpose of the 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 NCD prior to each town meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS: People with environmental illness must reduce 
their exposure to volatile chemical substances in order to attend these 
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 NCD 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 NCD proceeding and shall be available 
after the meetings for public inspection at NCD.

    Signed in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1995.
Speed Davis,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-7301 Filed 3-21-95; 10:32 am]
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